In my country I think that this is a trend between, at least, Millenials, who boast that they don't need cash, and wave their cards as if they were smarter than those who use coins and bills 
Almost all countries experience this kind of thing and the millennial generation indeed shows the most such attitude because they think as if they are smarter because they are influenced by the sophistication of technology. But the funny thing is they are not able to make money, but expect everything from their parents and even they have to be financed in everything. I mean because the idea that someone aged between 28-43 not making money and using parents money makes no sense to me, I have bunch of friends, and know hundreds more, at that age gap, and literally none of them use their parents money, they are all working, and they all use credit card because why use cash? We literally don't need it, useless to carry around that much banknotes when you could just use a card instead. Interesting hatred filled approach you have there, hopefully you will feel more calm about it.