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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 50 points 10 months ago (38 children)

Everyone who is saying there is nothing wrong with cash is right. However, there is one major drawback to cash which is no longer a big problem in societies which are mostly cashless. Namely, if your wallet gets stolen and you have $300 in it, you've lost that $300 forever. If your wallet gets stolen and they get your cards, you can just cancel them and aren't even charged for fraudulent purchases.

I realize that means less privacy, but I can't afford to lose that kind of money just walking to the supermarket to buy groceries.

[–] CaptainSpaceman@lemmy.world -3 points 10 months ago (4 children)

im gonna press X to doubt that you carry $300 to the grocery store, let alone that you carry that much groceries by hand while walking home

[–] FryHyde@lemm.ee 7 points 10 months ago

Yeah homie I dunno there. I'm in Quebec right now and it's extremely rare for me to get out of even a simple grocery run for less than $200. I could easily carry home 300 dollars worth of groceries, even buying mostly generics.

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