ivanthereasonable
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Last plumber i had out, had a card reader.
I'm sure the last few i had out were illiterate mate, so doubt they'd have one.
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Last plumber i had out, had a card reader.
Quicker until they're told they need to spend at least £5 to pay by card, and proceed to pick out bags of crisps and nuts to try and take themselves over the limit."But but but its quicker etc etc" is the usual response
Aye mate you've shaved 2 seconds off a 10 second transaction. Ya tit.
Use cash for things from corner shop cos he still charges for card payments less than a fiver. When out and about on hols last week, even local food producers at a market we went to had them Paypal card readers.
Can’t see it lasting much longer - 10 years? Yet can’t ever see it vanishing either. It’s an odd one.
Was going to mention this.
Not much of a jump to imagine though, eh?The transaction data will only show where it was spent, not what it was spent on.
Can you imagine the power that transaction data will possess? Your life insurance will shoot up if you’re tracked buying a packet of tabs and a can of full sugar pop every day, or you could be put on black lists if you buy something that is deemed inflammatory by the totalitarian government that has insisted on a cashless society. We’re already tracked enough every minute of every day, we’ve given up most of our anonymity in the name of ‘safety’ and what remains we seem happy to give up on social media. You can’t type any product into google (or this forum) these days without being followed by invasive adverts for the next few weeks. Imagine if they knew what you were actually buying.
Not much of a jump to imagine though, eh?
It’d shut down brothels, massage parlours, sex shops etc pretty quick, mind.
It’s certainly irritating.Invasive adverts? Terrifying.
Maybe not at the moment, but it’s hardly a massive leap in logic to see how it could.But buying beer & tabs from supermarkets to impact on insurance wont happen which the point i was responding to.
It’s certainly irritating.
Maybe not at the moment, but it’s hardly a massive leap in logic to see how it could.
Black boxes in cars to make sure you’re driving in a way your insurance wants?
The transaction data will only show where it was spent, not what it was spent on.
You do realise there is a cost to cash right?You do realise that the cost of everything has / is going up due to card processing fees. A cashless society is helping the banks get richer and if your into conspiracy theories then helping THEM know more about you.
It's all on its way mate and sooner than you think. By the end of our lifetime people will look back on our liberty with envy. Anything that makes us behave in a way that can be financially farmed is being realistically considered now.It’s certainly irritating.
Maybe not at the moment, but it’s hardly a massive leap in logic to see how it could.
Black boxes in cars to make sure you’re driving in a way your insurance wants?
And my logic is “flimsy”It just won't. I can't be arsed on a sunday morning to list the thousands of reasons why
It’s a different (but linked) argument to the point of this thread, but I’m not going to bother responding anymore as you’ve obviously placed a very low price on your liberty.I've got into the habit of blocking any company advertising on my Twitter feed. Into an area now where I'm getting adverts so unrelated to me it's quite enjoyable to see what comes up next.
& Black boxes in cars should be the norm anyway imo, drive properly or lose your licence/get charged a fortune.
Think you'll find it works the opposite way round mateI don’t want cash to go to the wall
You do realise there is a cost to cash right?
And the costs are coming down all the timeYes Banking cash for a business is somewhere between 0.85 - 1% the cost of card processing can be higher or lower depending on size of transaction but a £5 transaction will cost approx £0.20 to bank that £5 will cost approx £0.05
Scary, mate. I’m a fairly law-abiding and decent chap, but I value my freedom to act and behave exactly as I want to, rather than how any specific government or corporation would like me to. Societies grew by self-policing behaviour and if you wanted to be part of it you played along...for the greater good, not for the good of a corporation and their shareholders.It's all on its way mate and sooner than you think. By the end of our lifetime people will look back on our liberty with envy. Anything that makes us behave in a way that can be financially farmed is being realistically considered now.
And the costs are coming down all the time