The Great Wallet Vanishing Act

Описание: Money used to jingle. It bent our pockets, stretched our wallets, and gave us a physical sense of what we had. Now? A tap, a scan, a face ID...and it’s gone.

In this video, we explore The Great Wallet Vanishing Act: how we quietly moved from bulging pockets and leather billfolds to plastic cards, smartphones, and digital wallets, and what we gained (and lost) along the way.

Through history, nostalgia, and global contrasts, we look at how carrying money has shaped our memory, control, and sense of security. From cultures that still rely on cash to places where QR codes and digital IDs are the norm, this story asks a simple question: What happens when money becomes invisible?

And yes, everyone remembers the first time they forgot their wallet… and didn’t need it.

⏱️ Timestamps
00:00 – How real wallets quietly disappeared
00:50 – From coin pouches to pockets: the history of carrying money
01:20 – The leather wallet as a rite of passage
01:56 – The 1950s: credit cards change what wallets hold
03:15 – 2007 and the smartphone shift
03:45 – How China leapfrogged straight to QR payments
04:25 – What happens when we stop carrying wallets?
04:45 – The invisible money effect
05:33 – What we’ve lost with the death of wallets
06:25 – What we’ve gained with the death of wallets
07:33 – The future of carrying money
08:14 – Cash stuffing, resistance, and going analog again
09:00 – Conclusion: money without a pocket

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