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I read somewhere (probably here on C-D) that a coffee shop was insisting that people only pay with apps, and it is more and more common to see businesses that just assume that everyone has a Smartphone.
I don't have a Smartphone and don't want to get one, so I am just asking for opinions as to how long you think that people in rural communities will continue to be able to get along without one. (I am retiring to a very rural community with a population of only 1,500, with the nearest city 60 miles away.)
Its sort of illegal to not accept legal tender to make purchases.
Refusing to have a smartphone is a personal choice. But for me, when I travel I prefer to carry my iPhone and not need a laptop or separate camera or a pile of books and maps in my suitcase. I live in a rural community
Funny thing about the thread title, it reminds me of the fact that most people at fast food restaurants couldn't provide change for a dollar if the power went out.
Yes, we are becoming dependent on technology and would be significantly crippled if it went away suddenly. Reminds me about what could happen in movies like "Matrix" and "Terminator".
Either adapt or die, truly a form of "Darwinism" comes to mind.
Funny thing about the thread title, it reminds me of the fact that most people at fast food restaurants couldn't provide change for a dollar if the power went out.
That's nothing recent. Cash registers have been reporting the change back for decades.
That's nothing recent. Cash registers have been reporting the change back for decades.
You missed my point, the new generation struggles to make change unless told how much to give back by the register. Without the register to tell them, they would struggle to know how much change to give back for a $1.65 charge after being handed a $5 bill. Sad, but true.
You missed my point, the new generation struggles to make change unless told how much to give back by the register. Without the register to tell them, they would struggle to know how much change to give back for a $1.65 charge after being handed a $5 bill. Sad, but true.
No. You missed my point. Kids have struggled to make change since registers were doing it for them as far back as the 70's. This is not a new phenomenon.
That's a sad excuse. I don't think schools prepare the younger generation for life in general any longer. Simple match, like making change, needs to be a mandatory requirement for all, well before high school.
I read somewhere (probably here on C-D) that a coffee shop was insisting that people only pay with apps, and it is more and more common to see businesses that just assume that everyone has a Smartphone.
I don't have a Smartphone and don't want to get one, so I am just asking for opinions as to how long you think that people in rural communities will continue to be able to get along without one. (I am retiring to a very rural community with a population of only 1,500, with the nearest city 60 miles away.)
As long as you want.
One of my grandmothers has a cellphone she never uses and the other just throws them away whenever anyone tries to give one to her. They're fine-ish. Both getting old. They'll die from natural causes long before refusing to use a cell phone is more than an inconvenience.
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