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Cashless economies only serve the purpose of tracking purchases and tying them to a specific identity
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Anonymous 18h

They hate that I can put Pennies in my mouth

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Anonymous 17h

Cashless is also more convenient, I have my bank account on me at all times and I don’t have to even think about going near the bank 99% of the time. I can use it online easily so I can spend money and find items in a wider range of places than just the area around where I live. That’s two purpose they serve other than tracking purchases. Using hyperbole devalues your argument by making it less true.

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Anonymous 17h

That's the point. Whether that's good or not is up for debate. Cash is a terrific way for ordinary people to evade taxes or pay for illegal or unregulated goods and services (as well as a way for employers to pay lower wages), and besides privacy cash's only actual benefit I can think of is ease of use for people with bad/no credit history. If society is okay with losing that and losing some element of privacy in exchange for combatting crime, so be it.

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 17h

People out here buying drugs, prostitutes, and raw milk on cashapp, cashless society will NOT solve crime in any way fam. It’s just a way to restrict and track your spending to further the surveillance state

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 17h

I’ll be sure to make a more structured argument on my next yikyak post. I use hyperbole because this app is for me to scream into the void, not make flawless arguments and policy positions

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