• PurpleHawkeye619@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    If I was much older I wouldn’t even count as a millennial, and Im genuinely shocked by some of these replies.

    People don’t seem to realize

    1. Phone cases can have credit card holders in them

    2. Some states now have virtual driver’s licenses

    3. if your phone breaks or whatever all your data is accessible from another device and freeze all your accounts if for some reason you skipped #1.

    There really is no need for a wallet anymore.

    • Arachnidbrilliant@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      9 days ago

      I don’t have to charge my wallet and I can go swimming with my wallet. And I if I don’t want anyone to contact me I can leave my phone at home and still have my wallet for spending money and holding my drivers license.

      I don’t understand why someone would choose to be that dependent on a phone. I was riding a lime scooter, crashed and broke my phone. If I didn’t have my wallet I would have been stuck.

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        8 days ago

        I can go swimming with my wallet

        Both Chlorine and Salt Water can destroy a credit card with repeat or prolonged exposure.

        So I definitely wouldn’t recommend that, even if you carry a wallet.

        I was riding a lime scooter, crashed and broke my phone. If I didn’t have my wallet I would have been stuck.

        Which is why id suggest a phone case with a credit card slot. Still have the physical card for an emergency.

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        8 days ago

        Charging is not inconvenient unless the battery is dying. Why would anyone swim with a wallet. Phones can ignore incoming traffic.

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          8 days ago

          There’s a river at cuts through my town. In the summer I like to wear quick drying shorts and hop in when it’s really hot out.

          And the man can always track you unless you put your phone in one of those signal blocking bags.

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        9 days ago

        Truthfully when I used to carry a wallet, I lost it and or my cards significantly more times than ive ever lost my phone.

        But thats in part because my phone is usually linked to another device, so I’ll notice if I get more than a few feet from it cause the other device’s disconnect.