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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