An ideal cashless society is far from the reality, in India atleast. People have trouble getting good internet connections, many haven't used a computer in their lives too. When I try convincing some people to adopt BTC, they just shrug it off saying its just some HYIP/ponzi scheme. People have started using debit/credit cards/ netbanking to pay for stuff, but ideal cashless society is equipped with cryptocurrency, where the majority of the people of that society adopt cryptocurrencies, and that isn't happening anytime soon in India.
I don't think that those who support cashless society care whether its feasible or efficient. They esteem ideology over human concerns or standard of living.
Even in the united states many homeless or poor might be unable to buy or sell basic necessities like food if they were unable to afford a cell phone equipped with digital transaction/internet.
Many could starve or die if cashless society were adopted.
Are people starving to death in Sweden?
Last time I heard news about them they were probably the best country to live in in terms of freedom and social welfare.
And for god sake people.
STOP saying it's IMPOSSIBLE for a cashless society to exist.
When you say things like this you really look like the ones that burned Bruno because he said the earth was spinning around the Sun or like the guys that said it's impossible for a thing heavier than the air to fly.
I will give you one damn example why is so good to have a cashless society.
After the fall of communism my country was a total mess. Violence and robberies were common and it was something like... meh.. another one.
You know what old people switching to have their pension paid on a card did?
A huge almost 99% decrease attacks on postal workers and old people at the day of the payments.
I don't give a damn right now if somebody steals my wallet. Except for the actual wallet everything there is useless and I can replace it in 24 hours almost free.
So again, when you think about a cashless society, give a thought about countries that are not from the 3rd world witch have trouble providing sewers for the population.
India, Pakistan, Philippines are not the ones you should base your judgement.
Think more Sweden,Norway, Japan or Netherlands.