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Re:Apple unveils contactless payments via Tap to Pay on iPhone by mike1o1 on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @11:06AM (#30260094)
I can't tell if this is satire or not.
Re:Apple unveils contactless payments via Tap to Pay on iPhone by kesselvon on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @11:20AM (#30260292)
I feel it has to be. Who is tipping their movers only $5?
Re:Apple unveils contactless payments via Tap to Pay on iPhone by core-utility on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @12:02PM (#30260989)
Transfer fees on Ethereum are currently $2.75, so either the movers got $2.25 or the dude paid an extra 55% just to pay them in something that's less useful for them.
Re:Apple unveils contactless payments via Tap to Pay on iPhone by CPLX on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @11:23AM (#30260331)
This line really should answer that question:

> By the end of the exchange, they were both very happy with the arrangement and thanked me profusely for setting them up to use the future of currency, although I was still in the process of explaining its importance.

Re:Apple unveils contactless payments via Tap to Pay on iPhone by rootusrootus on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @12:37PM (#30261551)
Given the 'about' section of their user says "you're all idiots" it seems reasonable to assume everything they say is either satire or an attempt at it.
Re:Apple unveils contactless payments via Tap to Pay on iPhone by d3nj4l on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @11:12AM (#30260178)
I was sure it was satire until I started reading GP's past comments. Definitely a very post-ironic moment.
Re:Apple unveils contactless payments via Tap to Pay on iPhone by ask_b123 on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @11:16AM (#30260253)
I thought it clearly was sarcasm/satire, but now you've made me doubt.
Re:Apple unveils contactless payments via Tap to Pay on iPhone by pkulak on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @11:46AM (#30260725)
Has to be a Reddit-style pasta, though I can't find it anywhere else...
Re:Apple unveils contactless payments via Tap to Pay on iPhone by hn_throwaway_69 on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @11:38AM (#30260581)
Print and frame this content chain as a fine example of Poe's law.
Re:Apple unveils contactless payments via Tap to Pay on iPhone by vmception on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @12:13PM (#30261137)
Feels like Tom O'Donnell, who has written satire like that a long time ago

https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/l-p-d-libertari...

Re:Apple unveils contactless payments via Tap to Pay on iPhone by orangepanda on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @11:12AM (#30260176)
Looking at their comment history, I think they're actually serious.
Re:Apple unveils contactless payments via Tap to Pay on iPhone by aixi on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @11:24AM (#30260350)
it's clearly satire, just because he's into crypto doesn't mean he can't be cheeky about it