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by skybrian 859 days ago
Well, yes, the headline is way too broad and think about this in terms of undifferentiated data is way too abstract.

But the example in the article was a financial transaction and the relevant measurement is transaction size in dollars, not bytes. Think about it like a bank with limits on ATM withdrawals, or a store with a safe that doesn’t open at night. There’s no reason large transactions for consumers need to be fast - how often do you buy a house?