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Many people do risky stuff against recommendations. And yes, I am aware that PayPal is particularly popular in Germany.

dewey 3y ago
Every third party integration a company relies on is risky, I just take an issue with spreading FUD and calling a probably top 5 by market share payment provider only fit for hobby projects. If you are searching for Stripe or any bank you'll find an equal amount of horror stories which are of course always louder than the millions of accounts and transactions that go on without an issue.
- drcongo 3y ago
  It's not FUD if it's true. The fact that it's popular in Germany doesn't mean that they don't randomly shut down people's accounts and access to their funds. PayPal has a long and storied history of doing this.
  - dewey 3y ago
    Search for any other payment processor and you‘ll find similar stories. These services very often work on a „block first, ask questions later“ basis. Search for „Stripe blocked“: - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30705500 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30705500 „TELL HN: Stripe STOLE OUR $159k“ - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36967159 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36967159 „Stripe is no longer a suitable payment processor“ - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34614844 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34614844 „Stripe Holding my money for 120 days“ - etc.
    - madsbuch 3y ago
      Well, I wouldn't recommend for using Stripe for anything but hobby projects either. Unless you have an account manager at Stripe. My guess is that OpenAI will do just fine using Stripe.
    - justinclift 3y ago
      PayPal has an outstandingly bad reputation though, in a different (much worse) class to the others.
- madsbuch 3y ago
  What I am hearing you are saying is that you can not recommend against big brands? I am currently looking for a new monitor, and according to your sentiment, all negative reviews of, eg., a Phillips monitor would be spreading FUD?

Every third party integration a company relies on is risky, I just take an issue with spreading FUD and calling a probably top 5 by market share payment provider only fit for hobby projects. If you are searching for Stripe or any bank you'll find an equal amount of horror stories which are of course always louder than the millions of accounts and transactions that go on without an issue.

drcongo 3y ago
It's not FUD if it's true. The fact that it's popular in Germany doesn't mean that they don't randomly shut down people's accounts and access to their funds. PayPal has a long and storied history of doing this.
- dewey 3y ago
  Search for any other payment processor and you‘ll find similar stories. These services very often work on a „block first, ask questions later“ basis. Search for „Stripe blocked“: - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30705500 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30705500 „TELL HN: Stripe STOLE OUR $159k“ - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36967159 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36967159 „Stripe is no longer a suitable payment processor“ - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34614844 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34614844 „Stripe Holding my money for 120 days“ - etc.
  - madsbuch 3y ago
    Well, I wouldn't recommend for using Stripe for anything but hobby projects either. Unless you have an account manager at Stripe. My guess is that OpenAI will do just fine using Stripe.
  - justinclift 3y ago
    PayPal has an outstandingly bad reputation though, in a different (much worse) class to the others.
madsbuch 3y ago
What I am hearing you are saying is that you can not recommend against big brands? I am currently looking for a new monitor, and according to your sentiment, all negative reviews of, eg., a Phillips monitor would be spreading FUD?