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by simondotau 1255 days ago
Neither should a bank account, or a car, or weather-appropriate clothes, but they can be pretty damn handy.
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Nice reply. I laughed. At the office, when I am asked "Do you really need it?" I sometimes answer: "I don't _need_ my left leg, but I really like it." Same for toilet paper in the stalls.
Bad analogies are bad analogies. You can still have two systems in parallel instead of requiring a single tool to do the job.
Bad arguments are bad arguments.

Cash and bank accounts are two systems in parallel. Cars and public transport (or bicycles, or walking) are systems in parallel. Good clothing and poor clothing are systems in parallel.

A physical driver license and a digital driver license are systems in parallel. Banking/services on a mobile phone and visiting a physical store are systems in parallel.

Where is the bad analogy?