One intersection of cash-less economies and new technology is the Louisiana State Penitentiary, Angola. By memorizing the 'dots' of pre-paid cards the people inside were able to still barter and trade goods like they had before with cigarettes.

"“Cash is contraband, but people have got cash,” the former prisoner explained, “but it is not cash like cash in hand. It is untraceable. It is all based on numbers. People pay each other with dots.”"

Economies and mediums of exchange will find a way where they are needed.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/aug/30/prison-econo...

there is a reasonable middle ground between "absolutely every business must accept physical cash" and "physical cash no longer exists".

places that do a lot of cash business will naturally continue to accept cash as long as it exists. several business I patronize only accept cash. it's not some colossal injustice if the fancy coffee shop is plastic-only.

Not many people keep all their money in cash. Most people count their money via their bank balances. If the government is after your money, they can seize your bank account today.

But to be clear, I never once suggested abolishing cash. And I'm not suggesting that now. I'm saying that cash continues to exist, we allow businesses that want to go card-only to do so, but make sure that everyone can easily get a card.

Oh yes I have noticed the "middlemen" given my background and experience as I have formerly been one multiple times since the mid 90s. My efforts are currently undercutting the middlemen and their proliferation as the number of payments companies alone in the last few years has exploded as has fees which are crushing even established brands which have little to no understanding when it comes to payments.

If one did not already know online payments originated and was perfected from adult content consumption just as many technologies were but history shuns the stigma - the stories I have. Worth the watch > en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Men_(film)

Maybe we just go back to trading farm animals? j/k

Who said anything about abolishing cash or requiring the blessing of a third party?

All I said is to have a right to be able to exchange cash for prepaid cards, for places that only accept cards. And to be clear, that should be a right that doesn't require any third-party "blessing".

Obviously, if you can exchange cash for a card, then cash still exists as legal tender.