• Affidavit@aussie.zone
    21·
    3 months ago

    I think it depends on where you are more than your age. I very rarely carry a wallet on me and I am definitely not Gen Z. That being said, where I live, every legitimate (i.e. non laundering/tax dodging) business accepts paying by phone. I can use public transport by scanning my phone, I can prove my ID by showing my phone, I can claim medical benefits by using my phone, and every franchise has it’s own loyalty app I can download on my phone.

    • HackerJoe@sh.itjust.works
      122·
      3 months ago

      That’s pretty horrifying. The perfect dystopia waiting for collapse when a server fails or a there is a network outage or infection.

    • uis@lemm.ee
      3·
      3 months ago

      I don’t have wallet, but I pay mostly with cash and carry social(student) card that works as public transport ticket and also works as state healthcare card.

      and every franchise has it’s own loyalty app I can download on my phone.

      I don’t see it as benefit at all

    • pyre@lemmy.world
      31·
      3 months ago

      i really dislike the idea that my life could come to a complete halt if my phone stopped working in the middle of the day.

    • arthurpizza@lemmy.worldEnglish
      31·
      3 months ago

      Where I live, 90% of places have a working tap to pay, but 10% still need that chip to be entered.

    • ruse8145@lemmy.sdf.org
      1·
      3 months ago

      Really need a first party app for credit card payments. I’m not going back to Google having control over my phone and you can’t use GPay unless you let those scumbags watch you.