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I made this comment the other day: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36885902 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36885902 If you want to go back a bit fur
by latchkey 3y ago
I made this comment the other day: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36885902 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36885902
If you want to go back a bit further in time, I'd like to point out someone else's comment that I thought was pretty spot on as well: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26238410 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26238410
Hopefully that opens some discussion/thought points that we can focus on.
Update: thinking a bit further on your points. My personal concern isn't privacy, my concern is more with decentralization. I don't agree with other people telling me what I can and cannot do with my own funds. It is relatively simple things... If I travel to another country, being limited to carrying $10k cash on a plane, is absurd (why would I need to carry cash anyway?). If I'm in another country, getting access to my funds is often extremely difficult. These are the things that I'd like to see people work on.
- rizky05 3y ago[dead]
- CaptainZapp 3y ago> If I'm in another country, getting access to my funds is often extremely difficult. Not trying to be glib, but have you tried an internationally recognized ATM card? I travel extensively since 30+ years and never ever had a problem to get access to cash (and thus my funds). That also goes for "exotic" places like Vietnam, Peru, Laos or Cambodia.
- latchkey 3y agoI spent 4 years living in Vietnam (and Laos / Cambodia). Never once found an ATM that worked with my card (Chase bank) and everyone I know said that they were limited to about 2m vnd in Vietnam, which is about $85. Never mind having to pay fees on every transaction. It is absurd to have to get some special card or bank account. It is absurd to be limited to a tiny amount of money, I certainly wouldn't have been able to pay rent that way.