Not surprising given wholesale uncritical adoption of Silicon Valley doctrine in the Netherlands. They wanna be Silicon Valley so bad they could pull a muscle. For an ethical alternative, see Ghent. They reject the Smart City (panopticon) concept & want to foster Smart Citizens.https://twitter.com/SchulbaumO/status/969456331534012416 …
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The Dutch also have adopted the misconception that paying in cash is for criminals. “Normal” People should use cards, and it’s getting harder to get around using cash.
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Tell me about it. Hugely disconcerting (The Handmaid’s Tale has the removal of cash as a primary factor that enables autocratic rule and the subjugation of women to be implemented almost overnight.)
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Removing physical cash without a decentralised electronic alternative is prelude to oppression.
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