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The argument that kills any monetisation discussion

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1 points by MagicAndi 5 years ago · 2 comments

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phillipseamore 5 years ago

When we get a functioning micro-payment system it should be easy to just pay Facebook etc. the ~$1 a month pr. user that ads otherwise gets them.

  • salawat 5 years ago

    There will never be such a system legally besides cash where you aren't shotgunning your personal information all over the place, ripe for data sharing and privacy invasion due to Anti-Money Laundering/Know-Your-Customer requirements.

    Any sufficiently functional to be user friendly is a primary target for criminal activity, which ensures it won't be long until surveillance requirements of the medium increase the onboarding friction significantly.

    Not saying it's a bad thing per-we, just that I'd rather only do business with people I can trust not to attract more attention to my existence unless I'm explicitly doing business for that purpose. I like straightforward business. Not the convoluted web of BS the tech industry has transformed the world into.

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