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This is a humanities problem, sure those of us on HN are comfortable in a cashless society. That doesn’t translate to older generations of people. Cash is a fun

by chews 10mo ago

This is a humanities problem, sure those of us on HN are comfortable in a cashless society. That doesn’t translate to older generations of people. Cash is a fundamental part of a developed society, we should have privacy, fungibility, and large scale acceptance. I hate that food shops like sweetgreen are cashless, just because the they can’t trust their tellers is not a reason to outright refuse the ability to purchase.

SilverElfin 10mo ago
Agree. Cash is needed for privacy and it shouldn’t be legal for stores to refuse it. Additionally, I am not a fan of public services or businesses requiring smartphones for things - like for transit tickets or viewing restaurant menus or whatever.
bsder 10mo ago
> This is a humanities problem, sure those of us on HN are comfortable in a cashless society. I'm perfectly capable of operating in a cashless society, but I also absolutely do NOT want to operate in it. Without cash, you are operating in a "social credit" society, and those of us on HN can clearly see the problems with that.
walterbell 10mo ago
> food shops like sweetgreen are cashless Except in SF, Berkeley, NYC and other US cities that mandate cash acceptance.
- chews 10mo ago
  NYC forced cash acceptance starts in 2026…
  - walterbell 10mo ago
    Reportedly Sweetgreen changed their policy in advance of local regulation, starting in 2019, https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/operations/sweetgreen-reverses-its-no-cash-policy https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/operations/sweetgre... > The Sweetgreen fast-casual chain is dropping its cashless-only payments policy, saying the operational benefits are outweighed by the “unintended consequence” of some consumers being unable to become customers. All 94 branches of the salad chain will resume accepting cash by the end of the year, the brand said in a blog installment posted Thursday.
    - chews 10mo ago
      good to know, the first time I stepped into a sweetgreen was pre-covid and that was the last time I stepped into a sweetgreen.

by chews 10mo ago

SilverElfin 10mo ago

Agree. Cash is needed for privacy and it shouldn’t be legal for stores to refuse it. Additionally, I am not a fan of public services or businesses requiring smartphones for things - like for transit tickets or viewing restaurant menus or whatever.

bsder 10mo ago

> This is a humanities problem, sure those of us on HN are comfortable in a cashless society. I'm perfectly capable of operating in a cashless society, but I also absolutely do NOT want to operate in it. Without cash, you are operating in a "social credit" society, and those of us on HN can clearly see the problems with that.

walterbell 10mo ago

> food shops like sweetgreen are cashless Except in SF, Berkeley, NYC and other US cities that mandate cash acceptance.

chews 10mo ago
NYC forced cash acceptance starts in 2026…
- walterbell 10mo ago
  Reportedly Sweetgreen changed their policy in advance of local regulation, starting in 2019, https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/operations/sweetgreen-reverses-its-no-cash-policy https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/operations/sweetgre... > The Sweetgreen fast-casual chain is dropping its cashless-only payments policy, saying the operational benefits are outweighed by the “unintended consequence” of some consumers being unable to become customers. All 94 branches of the salad chain will resume accepting cash by the end of the year, the brand said in a blog installment posted Thursday.
  - chews 10mo ago
    good to know, the first time I stepped into a sweetgreen was pre-covid and that was the last time I stepped into a sweetgreen.