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davemp on Nov 12, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: The importance of cash in a technological society

Privacy aside, one thing people forget about paying with cash is that you're also not giving middle men a cut of your transaction.

outime on Nov 12, 2023 [–]

But in reality you’ll be paying anyway, just not right away. You need to pay someone to handle the cash (assuming you’re not a tiny shop), potential theft or losing it, human errors when handling it, etc

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