She’s not freaking out. Just trying to confirm if there’s any validity to it. She knows I’m a member here and was hoping I could look into it further. She doesn’t need to get a grip!
Respectably, is she like a teenager or something? Any adult with an ounce of malice (I mean life experience) knows better than to trust some random video on the internet, for real.
Here's something for both of you to talk about: It's not the first "warning to have cash on hand b/c no credit cards/debit cards will work", and it won't be the last. These random crappy fear mongering narratives come and go, now and then, since before the internet - but now because of the internet they go viral among people who act like they were born the last decade.
Here's a tidbit of wisdom: if things went down so bad to the point of you needing cash on hand because cards stopped working, trust me, cash would be the last of your worries - cause by that point it would be the breakdown of social fabric where money doesn't matter. Things like these happen in literal war zones, like literally, places where you haven't got electricity nor running water (hence why paper cash would be the last of your worries). There's a couple of those out there in the world at any given time, but not here, in the last few centuries. That's what "get a grip" means. A very basic reality check is all. In today's reality, these freak outs are caused by people seeking engagement in social media mostly, for whatever reason.
She’s not freaking out. Just trying to confirm if there’s any validity to it. She knows I’m a member here and was hoping I could look into it further. She doesn’t need to get a grip!
Respectably, is she like a teenager or something? Any adult with an ounce of malice (I mean life experience) knows better than to trust some random video on the internet, for real.
Here's something for both of you to talk about: It's not the first "warning to have cash on hand b/c no credit cards/debit cards will work", and it won't be the last. These random crappy fear mongering narratives come and go, now and then, since before the internet - but now because of the internet they go viral among people who act like they were born the last decade.
Here's a tidbit of wisdom: if things went down so bad to the point of you needing cash on hand because cards stopped working, trust me, cash would be the last of your worries - cause by that point it would be the breakdown of social fabric where money doesn't matter. Things like these happen in literal war zones, like literally, places where you haven't got electricity nor running water (hence why paper cash would be the last of your worries). There's a couple of those out there in the world at any given time, but not here, in the last few centuries. That's what "get a grip" means. A very basic reality check is all. In today's reality, these freak outs are caused by people seeking engagement in social media mostly, for whatever reason.