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by whb07 2908 days ago
Yes, but you’re also doing the typical apples to oranges comparison here. Just like the ol’ “China is light years ahead in mobile payments!”. Well sure, because we have a mature credit card system that works well and the Chinese never had a credit card in the first place.

Long story short, because the economies are at different stages, the issues that China has now perhaps the US had 50+ years ago.

You’re not going to sell a product to a 40 year old the same way you do to a 12 year old.