A cash carrier’s lonely resistance in a ‘smart’ new world A cash carrier’s lonely resistance in a ‘smart’ new world
THURSDAY, AUGUST 02, 2018
People in Beijing no longer have to carry cash these days. Just hold your smartphone up to a QR code at a cash register, and the payment is automatically deducted from your bank account. Anything can be bought with an electronic “bleep”. There is nothing more convenient.
However, that’s a story about people other than me.