Comment on Moving away from physical currency has been very detrimental to the homeless industry
doylio@lemmy.ca 1 week ago
In China where digital payments are done mostly via apps like Venmo, there are beggars with QR codes in front of them. However they’re mostly being used by organized crime rings
serenissi@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Can you tell more about beggers in China? Like real stats or ground anecdotes.
doylio@lemmy.ca 1 week ago
I don’t have any stats or anything, but I lived in China in 2018 and would see them on my way to work. Usually amputees dressed in very sad attire with a QR code on the ground in front of them. My coworkers told me not to give them money because all the money is going to organized crime groups that manage all the beggars in town. I have no idea if this is true, but I heard it multiple times