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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…
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, 😩.