Tuesday, coffee shop.
I’m sorry, ma’am, but we’re cashless now.
“what? since when? I come here all the time.”
since March 9th, ma’am. I’m sorry for any inconvenience.
It’s tuesday morning and I’m in a coffee shop and
I’m listening intently to a lecture about the
perils
of innumeracy
(googles innumeracy)
“are you not aware that the inability to count is
rising among the youth
and the removal of tactile opportunities to handle numbers
is making this crisis worse?
furthermore -”
ma’am, would you like to pay using a credit/debit card, a gift card,
or use points?
“oh. I can tap my phone.”
— sometime later —
“Debra, did you try to pay with cash?”
No lol they’ve been cashless here since March.
“I come here all the time and didn’t know that.”
“There’s a concern about innumeracy in our society, Debra.”
“Debra, did you read what Donald Trump™ said”
debra, run!
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