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Look, I'm a big Bitcoin enthusiast, but Bitcoin isn't easier than traditional banking. I sent ~8 checks at the beginning of the month without doing literally a
by devishard 10y ago
Look, I'm a big Bitcoin enthusiast, but Bitcoin isn't easier than traditional banking.
I sent ~8 checks at the beginning of the month without doing literally anything, because they were set up with automatic bill payment. When I get paid it goes directly into my account, again without me doing anything. Unless you're going to claim that Bitcoin is easier than literally not even thinking about getting paid or paying my bills, ease of use is not really a selling point for Bitcoin.
There are real reasons to use Bitcoin that aren't provided by traditional banking. We don't need to persuade people it's easier, especially since it's not easier.
- CydeWeys 10y agoI don't know who you think you're arguing against, but it isn't me. My point was that exchanges are useful for exchanging the cryptocurrencies that you already have for fiat currencies, and I presented a best practice that minimizes exposure to loss. That's all. I was pointing out that saying it's a pain in the ass is seriously overblown, because it's actually really simple, and a large number of common types of transactions that people never think about are actually more inconvenient.
- devishard 10y agoOkay, that wasn't at all clear from what you said, because you used a very bad example (sending checks--this is much easier than sending Bitcoin these days). But if your point is that Bitcoin isn't difficult in some general sense, sure.