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>phone lost connection
friend reaches into his wallet and pays in cash
>phones battery runs out
friend reaches into his wallet and pays in cash
>phone decides it needs to restart for an upgrade
friend reaches into his wallet and pays in cash
>raining outside, wet hands fumble to operate the touchscreen
friend reaches into his wallet and pays in cash
>realize you forgot to pay your phone bill
friend reaches into his wallet and pays in cash, realizes he doesn`t have enough cash, taps his debit card instead just as quickly as a phone
>phone freezes because it was too hot outside
friend reaches into his wallet and pays in cash
>phone freezes because its old and an update underclocked the power draw
friend reaches into his wallet and pays in cash
>phone fails because its a complex technological wonder of microscopic precision with a million failure points
friend reaches into his wallet and pays in cash
in canada one of our big carriers went down. across the entire country. all our credit cards and phone cards etc failed. the point of sale terminals failed. people without cash were unable to pay for anything.
oh, and cash doesn`t track your every purchase. an important consideration seeing as how our surveillance state governments are growing increasingly orwellian over time.