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by jonny_eh 1612 days ago
> But now we increasingly have cheaper alternatives that are also censorship resistant

I really hope you're not referring to crypto.
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hda2 1611 days ago
It exists. It works. And governments, companies, and individuals have started to adopt it for real transactions (rather that speculation).

The ship has already sailed. Get over it.

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jhanschoo 1611 days ago
You still have to pay a payment processor if you aren't doing it in-house, on top of gas and conversion fees
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hda2 1611 days ago
Conversion fees are a problem for the time being[1], but the Bitcoin lightning network solves the issues of gas and payment processing. There are entire countries using crypto currencies now. Cheaper doesn't mean free.

1: assuming you need to convert, which isn't always true. You can use bitcoin as is (case in point, El Salvador).

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