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To draw attention to the motte and Bailey nature of this argument. The Bailey: ‘cashless payment is fragile and a single outage would lead to riots in the stre
by jameshart 3y ago
To draw attention to the motte and Bailey nature of this argument.
The Bailey: ‘cashless payment is fragile and a single outage would lead to riots in the streets’
The Motte: ‘internet and power outages happen and are annoying’
Evidence for the easily defended motte position does not defend the outrageous Bailey.
- Brian_K_White 3y agoAs suspected, no point. (nothing was validated or invalidated)
- jameshart 3y agoAn instance of one outage not causing a food riot is pretty clear evidence against the proposition that digital payment systems are one outage away from food riots.