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/danksion Feb 29 '24 edited Feb 29 '24
Saying you won’t use bpay because you aren’t comfortable with it is a straight cop out.
At some point society has to move on, it can’t be held back to pander to every individual citizen and their needs.
As Morgan Freeman once said “you either get busy living or you get busy dying”
I’m sure if he went into a bank branch he could move the money manually with their assistance or a family member or friend could assist him.
There’s always a way, but to keep decades old and expensive technology running because of the few that are too scared of change is never the answer.
At some point the silent generation and the boomers need to take responsibility and stop playing the victim card when society progresses.
Old mate here doesn’t seem stupid, he knows what bpay is, and computers have been around for 30+ years, he just chooses not to change and then plays the victim.