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>> Bitcoin was supposed to be an improvement upon existing payment methods, so far, it’s not quite there yet. Your proposed "better" transaction method is wors
by icelancer 9y ago
>> Bitcoin was supposed to be an improvement upon existing payment methods, so far, it’s not quite there yet.
Your proposed "better" transaction method is worse in many ways that are important to people on the Internet, namely tracking, non-psuedonoymous, not the physical representation of the money, and many other related issues.
It isn't all about speed and cost for people who transact in cryptocurrency.
- asymmetric 9y agoHow important they are to people on the Internet remains to be seen. Until now, privacy and decentralization have not been successful selling points for any technology looking for wide acceptance (diaspora, mastodon, ...)