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> A lot of these comments are just manifestations of the kneejerk HN "crypto bad" reflex. Nope. It's a reaction to "who the f* asked for this in a messaging ap
by pmlnr 6y ago
> A lot of these comments are just manifestations of the kneejerk HN "crypto bad" reflex.
Nope. It's a reaction to "who the f* asked for this in a messaging app?!".
- cptskippy 6y agoUnless you have your head thoroughly buried in the sand, you'd understand that all the major players allow people to send money AND people are using those platforms to send money. When people evaluate a new messaging client, the minimum feature set required to be considered viable now includes sending money for a lot of the population. * removed insult
- pmlnr 6y ago> all the major players allow people to send money AND people are using those platforms to send money. So if major players jump off a cliff, everyone should always follow? > the minimum feature set required to be considered viable now includes sending money for a lot of the population. ? No, thank you. Not where the actual banking system is working.
- cptskippy 6y agoJust because you don't like it or don't find it relevant in your local circle doesn't mean it is without value. Last time I traveled to Italy, hailing and paying for taxis was handled exclusively over OTT messaging.
- neolog 6y agoText isn't the only thing I want to be able to send to people. I wish there were a universal "send thing" api that could be implemented for text, images, money, whatever.
- dunefox 6y agoLike Matrix?