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Ed Hunter · 5 answers · 4y

Has the Covid-19 Pandemic finally heralded a cashless society?

I don't think so. But then again, over here that would fk marginalized people up the street and back down it again, so maybe we can get it done! There are a lot of low-income people who are so disenfranchised that banking and using a card is very difficult or impossible for them. It isn't just an elderly thing, a lot of these people are very young.

I'm pretty notorious for never having cash on hand, so I haven't noticed any difference.

Mostly yeah, I feel like there will be a few 'money under the mattress' stragglers forever, you can't trust the banks man! I mean you really can't but still

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