Cash Out—Cashless society, economic exploitation & the nature of money—Ashes Ashes #82
Channel: Stop Fossil Fuels
Date: 2019-07-30

South Korea is eliminating coins and requiring shoppers to upload their cash receipts to a digital database; Indians are still reeling from a 2016 decision that turned 86% of the country's cash worthless in a matter of hours; migrants and refugees are being targeted for new schemes of financial inclusion, but not experiencing the promised benefits; US cities are retaliating against cash-only retailers eager to speed the flow of customers, increase spending, and surveil our every purchase while excluding undesirable demographics; and despite our technological proficiencies, fiction writers 500 years ago still had more creative solutions to our money woes.

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CHAPTERS
9:08 The Age of Cashless
16:30 Resisting
21:11 Ancient Wisdom
25:56 India Demonetization
35:32 Refugee Services
47:54 Migrants and Music Festivals
51:37 The High Cost of Banking
58:19 The Psychology of Cashless
1:06:01 Surveillance and Control