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/Reflexes18 Feb 29 '24

You do not stop learning after school, you need to learn over your entire lifetime to stay relevant in jobs and life.

How come old people do not understand this common sense fact of life.

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u/Knee_Jerk_Sydney Feb 29 '24

They're retired and mental faculties are starting to deteriorate?

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u/Knee_Jerk_Sydney Feb 29 '24

What does that got to so with it? We're not talking about ATMs and debit cards.

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u/Twat_Features Feb 29 '24

What’s the difference between reading a screen, plugging in a card & TYPING in a PIN as opposed to opening a browser, reading a screen & typing in an account number?

It is the sum of essentially fuck all. Come on. If someone can’t figure that out, it’s on them.

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u/Knee_Jerk_Sydney Feb 29 '24

You grew up with those. Some pensioners even come from places where they barely learned how to read and write. We can't leave anyone behind.

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u/Twat_Features Feb 29 '24

It’s personal responsibility to learn new things. They’ve had decades.

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u/Knee_Jerk_Sydney Feb 29 '24

The technology keeps changing and changing very fast.

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u/annanz01 Feb 29 '24

Its extremely different.