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[–] dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

How do you imagine elderly people that don’t really understand technology would cope with downloading an app or going to a web site to pay for parking.

How can you not have the empathy to think of people that might struggle with things. So many questions…

[–] villasv@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

How do you imagine elderly people that don’t really understand technology would cope with downloading an app or going to a web site to pay for parking.

Using a card. If they're able to drive, they're probably able to carry a card and tap it. Maybe it's a failure of my imagination but I can't conceptualize someone being able to drive and park a car and yet this same person can't use a card.

Edit just to clarify: the article mentions "a smart phone with a credit card to pay for parking" specifically, and I guess it's my fault for going a bit off topic without a more explicit disclaimer. I don't think a smart phone should be required for anything. I'm just curious about the anti-cashless movement in general, because a smartphone isn't the only alternative to cash.

This is just conjecture on my part, but I imagine people are against a completely cashless society as it gives companies and the government more information about us than they deserve.

Do I want the government or credit card companies knowing everything that I spend my money on, where I parked my car etc. people should be allowed to be anonymous if they so choose and paying cash allows this to some extend.

Plus, how am I gonna buy my weed if we go cashless, back to dark web and waiting two weeks for delivery, 😩.