I have the same mindset as you do in regards to cash/credit. I do everything cash and I have a visa/debit because well that's just my bank card but I still just take out cash and use it physically because it's easier to keep tabs on my spending habits. I would have walked away too letting the business deal with all the waste for their own behavior. At the beginning of the pandemic, our local fried chicken place tried to go cashless and we did just that, drove away without our order leaving them to deal with it. I guess they took so much flak and so many orders left behind, it lasted like 2 whole days and they went back to accepting cash. I don't support cashless, I'm pro choice!
I agree with all you say. It's so stupid that people don't realise how much power they have. If a shop lost 100% of its customers for three days due to going cashless they would re-evaluate pretty quickly like your chicken shop did. It's so dumb how people just accept things, follow like sheep. Sheeple.
bhaaaaa.
We are kind of Anarchist(not the violent ones) in Alberta, stuff like that doesn't stand for long. I found out cash transaction still accounted for 40% over here a few months ago. Makes me proud!
Then again, crypto represents cashless society so now I feel torn! I'm always at odds with myself, not surprising.
It's a conundrum...The cash/card/crypto payment thing. I mean we all know where it's leading...I'm an old dog though and so I'll be slow to transition. :)