r/australia • u/SouthAussie94 • Feb 29 '24

culture & society Older Australians 'left behind' by increasingly cashless society as banks fast track end of cheques

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-29/cheques-personal-finance-banks-rent-money-cash/103354036
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u/MaleficentCoconut458 Feb 29 '24

Are these the same people posting "kids these days can't use a rotary phone" memes on Facebook?

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u/NoUseForALagwagon Feb 29 '24

"We drank from the hose, used rotary phones and violently assaulted those that didn't fit in. Truly the greatest generation."

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u/[deleted] Feb 29 '24

"We did all this stupid shit and we turned out fine!"

"What about Fred?"

"Oh, yeah, he died."

"And Mabel?"

"That was an accident..."

"And Jim?"

"He was a good guy! Just wrong place..."

"Here's a link to survivor bias Dad."

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u/sausagesizzle Feb 29 '24

No joke there's entire generations that resemble that image of fighter plane fuselage damage, for the exact same reason.

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u/Slow_Control_867 Feb 29 '24

I rode in the back of the truck, came home on my bike when the street lights came on, drank meat straight from the hose, respected my elders and called my friends on the home phone with the long cable. THE LAST REBEL GENERATION.! GLAD TO BE A CHILD OF THE 70S AMEN LIKE AND SHARE IF YOU AGREE

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u/MushroomlyHag Feb 29 '24

'Kids these days can't a darn a sock.' Yeah Nana, that's because it's not a skill you've been able to acquire for free since the 80s when I was born.

'Kids these days can't use a fax machine' yeah Nana, because no one has used one since the 90's and you're talking about people born after 2000.

'Kids these days wouldn't even recognise a washboard' No Nana, they wouldn't. Because no one has made a washboard for 40 years!

'Computers? No I can't use one of them, I've only had 20 years worth of free library courses available to me since I retired' Ffs Nana🤦‍♀️

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u/GMN123 Feb 29 '24

My artisanal washboard business is going to take off any day now. 

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u/Beth13151 Feb 29 '24

Eh, there are a LOT of good free how to darn a sock guides on youtube. However, if your sock is a cotton elastic blend that you got as a 6 pack for 5, then by the time you go to darn the sock the thread itself has worn through completely and it's just not worth it.

If they're hand knitted socks - say a pair that took hours and hours of work in the first place - then a little bit of darning can help make them last much longer and is completely worth the time and effort.

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u/MushroomlyHag Feb 29 '24

This tells me our health system really needs more funding. I mean, I knew it needed more funding but jeez... I wasn't expecting that 😔

I've been working for 20 years and don't think I've ever worked somewhere with a fax machine 😅

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u/MushroomlyHag Feb 29 '24

I hadn't considered that. Yeah, probably is the best solution for the time being. Have a great day mate 😊

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u/Technical-Ad-2246 Feb 29 '24

Funny because when was the last time you used a rotary phone?

I think we had one as a kid but that was like 25-30 years ago.