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I have a personal reason to hate it: it thinks it's revolutionary when it's actually just... money. It solves no problems because it carries greed with it.
by Helianthus 14y ago
I have a personal reason to hate it: it thinks it's revolutionary when it's actually just... money.
It solves no problems because it carries greed with it.
- mattacular 14y agoIt solves the problem of giving Libertarians something to feel good about?
- mattm 14y ago"It" is just a system. It doesn't think anything. It's the people who think it's worth using it for something. So really you hate the people that use it.
- Helianthus 14y agoFair (though a bit pedantic :P). And to be clear, I don't really _hate_ them (or the system). I had to phrase it that way as a rejoinder to his statement; but I am deriving _so_ much amusement out of this whole debacle.
- dcc1 14y agoIt solves two huge problems merchants face 1. Ultra low transaction fees 2. No chargebacks/reversals 1 and 2 are features of Credit Cards and Paypal which make ads up to a sizable % to anyone trying to sell online.
- chii 14y agogreed, when directed with proper force, is how progress is made. unchecked greed, of course, is when progress happens unevenly for society.