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America having invented the dining (later credit) card, we have some customs remaining from when they worked analog. I understand why Germany, a poorer country
by samatman 4y ago
America having invented the dining (later credit) card, we have some customs remaining from when they worked analog.
I understand why Germany, a poorer country which was late to electronic payments, wouldn't do this; I don't understand the hostility to it. But then, I'm American, we've been doing this longer than you've been alive.
- Semaphor 4y agoHey, if you are proud of your security issues, good for you :)
- samatman 4y agoThe chargeback is always there, in the background, keeping people honest, broadly speaking. I generally wave my watch at something and carry on with my day, due to the innovative work of Americans. I mean probably a few Germans at Apple, but they're Americans now, and that's what matters. But having a clunky thing at home you stick your debit card in is okay too! I guess.
- ThePowerOfFuet 4y ago> I understand why Germany, a poorer country which was late to electronic payments, wouldn't do this; I don't understand the hostility to it. But then, I'm American, we've been doing this longer than you've been alive. You mean payments between banks that take two to three days within the country instead of a regulated maximum of 15 seconds across borders? It's a shame you're so salty that the rest of the world has far overtaken the US. You may have been doing it "longer", but you've absolutely failed to iterate and are still stuck with obsolete technology that's rife with fraud, for which a more appropriate feeling than saltiness is shame.