No paper money No coins

@askme123 (6150)
November 19, 2021 7:08am CST
Do you think the world will go cashless in the future? No paper money, no coins. Only the use of digital currency and cards.Could you cope in such a scenario?
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@1creekgirl (41330)
• United States
19 Nov 21
I see us heading for a cashless society. With the excuse of a coin shortage, cards are being encouraged instead of cash. It's becoming so easy to use digital transactions.
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@askme123 (6150)
19 Nov 21
We have to be prepared
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@1creekgirl (41330)
• United States
19 Nov 21
@porwest That could be a big consideration in those circumstances.
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@porwest (89267)
• United States
19 Nov 21
@1creekgirl I can see a push for the preference of one over the other. But I think a completely cashless society is impractical for a variety of reasons. There are times when one does not have the ability to conduct commerce digitally—for example, after major disasters such as tornados, earthquakes, and other situations where power grids may be wiped out or networks might be inaccessible or down.
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19 Jan 22
I would not be happy with a cashless world.
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@askme123 (6150)
20 Jan 22
Neither .I don't understand digital or crypto currency
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@askme123 (6150)
20 Jan 22
@Queenoflife Yes for sure
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20 Jan 22
@askme123 The same. I like to have money in my hands.
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@Nawsheen (28643)
• Mauritius
19 Nov 21
Could happen. Cards and digital currency are now the new trend
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@askme123 (6150)
19 Nov 21
Yes so they can phase out the physical cash when they are ready
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
19 Nov 21
I believe so, it's already happening in China, China is a good case study, it is already ahead with their digital yuan with now millions of users. You could buy street food in China with just a cell phone because most people have gadgets including street vendors. The Chinese buy, sell and send money in an app called Wechat, it's similar to Facebook but money circulates from within and verification is easy because China has an effective national ID system. Most young Chinese no longer carry cash, just old people. My friend's son no longer knows the denominations of their paper money. I think the world would somehow be like this in the future but more Hi-Tech and sophisticated.
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@askme123 (6150)
19 Nov 21
Yes you can pay using your digital wallet sometimes called square transactions
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@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
21 Nov 21
It's better not to use cash anymore since it will be more convenient.
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25 Nov 21
As for me, for now, I can say, maybe I can't cope up for that scenario for the time being. Though it can be learn or can be practiced somehow. However, the thing is, how about those small merchants who are not well oriented in using digital currency. Maybe this should be given an area of consideration.
@Shavkat (139367)
• Philippines
19 Nov 21
I think we are starting to use fewer coins through the ATM cards and cryptocurrency thing.
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@choijungeun (2631)
• Hangzhou, China
19 Nov 21
In a country like 1984,it will happen.Big brother can do anything he wants,no one can stop him.Surely,it will destroy the economy of that country.People will totally live in the digital slavery.I think Cathay will be the first country which achieved it.They had built the high-tech totalitarianism with the Internet control,digital manage and face recognition etc.
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@wolfgirl569 (105254)
• Marion, Ohio
19 Nov 21
It wont happen for a very long time yet
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@porwest (89267)
• United States
19 Nov 21
No. I do not think this will happen. There will always be a need for cash, and the ability to conduct cash transactions. In fact, many people hold large amounts of cash in the event of major disasters such as tornados, earthquakes, or floods, where entire transactional networks and major power outages would make it impossible to conduct commerce.
@solidcodes (1764)
• Philippines
19 Nov 21
Maybe or maybe not it has pros and cons. with coins and paper money when the electricity is out you can still use it.
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@Faster16 (3182)
• Indonesia
19 Nov 21
Maybe not fully digital. There are conditions that we still need physical money. In my country, btw, even micro-enterprises are already good at using digital payments.
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