Fears UK’s cashless society will leave more than just the vulnerable behind (www.theguardian.com)

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[-] livus@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago

That headline makes it sound like they are totally fine with leaving the vulnerable behind but there are fears that it will affect other groups as well.

[-] jimmydoreisalefty@lemmus.org 2 points 1 year ago

Now that you point it out... it does!

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