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It's 2030, and digital wallets have replaced every card in our purses and pockets zdnet.com/finance/its-2030-and by @sjvn

Microsoft joins the OpenWallet Foundation as we step into a future where everything is on our digital wallets and not in leather ones.

@sjvn: That's gonna be a hard sell for a fair swath of the US population.

@thedisasterautist @sjvn

Old sci fi shows and books thought 2023 was going to be waaaay more advanced/apocalyptic than reality. We're not very good at predicting our speed of change.

@Agatha @thedisasterautist The delta on the acceptance rate of eWallets is crazy high. I'd not believed it myself until I saw the data. 2030 is pessimistic.

@Agatha @thedisasterautist The younger you are, the more likely you are to adopt it, but it's not just Generation Z

@sjvn @thedisasterautist

Sometimes because what's new appeals to them. Sometimes because they're inexperienced and don't have the sense to wait and see if it's actually trustworthy.

I'm of the mid-range age years - young enough to love some change, but old enough to know just because it's new doesn't mean it's good.

@thedisasterautist I'd thought so too, but the stats stay otherwise. Only an eighth of the population is against it. Me? I always get paper tickets along with my hone tickets when I fly.

@sjvn @thedisasterautist I'd like to carry my driver's license and health insurance card in my watch (like my credit card) when I go out for a run.

@sjvn What happens to all the people who don't have or cannot afford smart phones?

@scottlink They'll still be using cards. I'll add, though, that I'm beginning to see businesses that won't take cash. See: aarp.org/money/budgeting-savin

@sjvn My favorite donut place will give a discount if cash is used.

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