<oembed><type>rich</type><version>1.0</version><author_name>FeynStructure (npub10s…mtu2g)</author_name><author_url>https://nostr.ae/npub10sfqr5vucrdnkkgullhu7j9vmesxjtps2arull53q4nrxmwhh8dsemtu2g</author_url><provider_name>njump</provider_name><provider_url>https://nostr.ae</provider_url><html>Tbh, I&#39;ve been using electronic fiat payments for so long that physical cash is actually starting to feel unfamiliar.&#xA;&#xA;It&#39;s something I&#39;m trying to rectify recently. As long as I&#39;m stuck paying for most things in fiat, I&#39;d prefer for it to be in the way that best preserves privacy. One less data point for the panopticon.&#xA;&#xA;Give it another 10 years and I&#39;m willing to bet that physical cash is mostly phased out. It&#39;s as permissionless and private as it gets in fiat world, and that won&#39;t be tolerated for much longer.&#xA;&#xA;Hopefully bitcoin as medium-of-exchange is reasonably prevalent by the time the CBDCs are rolled out where I live (good luck Europe, you&#39;re the tip of that awful spear). &#xA;&#xA;</html></oembed>