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Comment by 1oooqooq | Hacker News Reader

nice article, but then end with the brain dead "jump on [current fad]".

If this was published a few months ago, it would be telling everyone to jump into web3.

Yes, would have been a much better article if it told us how to be sure AI is the next automobile and that AI is not the next augmented reality, metaverse, blockchain, Segway, or fill-in-your-favorite-fad.

Has that ended well?

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Credit cards are not the only alternative to crypto currencies.

My bank transfers within the country cost me nothing to send or receive, for example.

Merchants aren't the customer target for credit cards, consumers are. Credit card payments are reversible and provide a reward. There are lots of options available that are better for merchants than credit cards (cash, debit cards, transfers, etc). But they all lose because the consumer prefers credit cards.

Yes, that's the varying value-add mentioned in the comment you're replying to. I pay 3.5% of every card transaction to Square. I don't get 3.5% cash/rewards back.

Do you get a discount for paying with cash (or blockchain)? In general the answer is no, meaning you aren't paying the 3.5% transaction fee, the merchant is.

That's correct, much like the roads not being paved was a hassle for cars.

Cash isn't really great for merchants. You have to handle it, safeguard it, count it, get it to the bank. Many hands are involved that process and theft or loss can occur by any of them or by robbery/burglary. I don't know if it's a break-even on payment card fees but I bet it is close.

That only happens in the US. Europe has much lower credit card fees and most countries have already figured out cashless low cost payments.

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