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Re:Ask HN: Why aren't micropayments a thing? by phoinix on Friday January 22, 2021 @09:32PM (#25878995)
Yeah of course, but that's and IOU, it is not a micropayment. Transaction means that the money/tokens are transferred right away. In the example i gave with the light technician happens the same thing. He completes his work and it is the promise of the state that he will be paid at some time in the future. That's called IOU not a payment transaction. It is the promise given only, albeit by a big company we trust, or a state we trust. Or we don't.
Re:Ask HN: Why aren't micropayments a thing? by dragonwriter on Friday January 22, 2021 @09:45PM (#25879063)
> Yeah of course, but that's and IOU, it is not a micropayment

If I pay for something with a credit card, that's a payment transaction. It also involves (a whole chain of) IOUs.