Re:The Intenet Slum: is abandoning the Internet the next big...
by dartos on Thursday March 20, 2025 @11:21AM
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Why is it beyond stupid to allow payment using a currency without needing several layers of non-government middlemen (Apple and ParkMobile, for example)
Seems beyond stupid to require me to have an Apple program or a Google program and specific hardware to pay for parking when I can just have the coins in my pocket.
Especially since ParkMobile could just decide not to support the version of android I’m running, so that I’m forced to purchase a new device.
Coins aren’t subject to code rot.
A bonus is that meter toll collectors would have a job.
Seems beyond stupid to require me to have an Apple program or a Google program and specific hardware to pay for parking when I can just have the coins in my pocket.
Especially since ParkMobile could just decide not to support the version of android I’m running, so that I’m forced to purchase a new device.
Coins aren’t subject to code rot.
A bonus is that meter toll collectors would have a job.