Re:On anti-crypto toxicity
by tablespoon on Friday April 22, 2022 @03:28PM
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>> That is a problem that was already solved. I've personally bought things from foreign countries (in person, and via mail order) with a credit card.
> Try to buy something from not-so-friendly urisdiction. And you will see the difference between storytelling and business.
Give an actual example, rather than a vague hand-waving hypothetical.
Some random points:
1. For mail order: paying is only part of it. Shipping is just as important. Are you hypothesizing a "not-so-friendly [j]urisdiction" where international payment difficult but international mail is easy?
2. For in person: would the person prefer my crisp American dollars or dicking around with Bitcoin addresses and waiting hours for transactions to confirm?
3... I could go on.
My general problem with cryptocurrency "use cases" are they tend to assume the utility of cryptocurrency, ignore alternative solutions, and latch on to some narrow aspect of a situation when zooming out even a little would reveal contradictions and problems.
> Try to buy something from not-so-friendly urisdiction. And you will see the difference between storytelling and business.
Give an actual example, rather than a vague hand-waving hypothetical.
Some random points:
1. For mail order: paying is only part of it. Shipping is just as important. Are you hypothesizing a "not-so-friendly [j]urisdiction" where international payment difficult but international mail is easy?
2. For in person: would the person prefer my crisp American dollars or dicking around with Bitcoin addresses and waiting hours for transactions to confirm?
3... I could go on.
My general problem with cryptocurrency "use cases" are they tend to assume the utility of cryptocurrency, ignore alternative solutions, and latch on to some narrow aspect of a situation when zooming out even a little would reveal contradictions and problems.