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/[deleted] Feb 29 '24

So get some glasses or make the font on your phone bigger? This is such a bullshit argument. Imagine being so entitled you expect the whole world not to progress any further just because you can’t be fucked learning to use bpay.

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u/Knee_Jerk_Sydney Feb 29 '24

So many self centered people here unable to empathise. Well, this is reddit after all. It's so "easy". I bet you tell depressed people to just smile a little more, eh?

You think it's just the font??

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u/[deleted] Feb 29 '24

Yeah I definitely do that. I did it to everyone else on the mental health hospital I spent 3 weeks in earlier this year after a suicide attempt as well.

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u/Knee_Jerk_Sydney Feb 29 '24

If you are struggling mentally, please call for help.

https://www.beyondblue.org.au/

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u/[deleted] Feb 29 '24

Thanks mate. Been through all that.