China or What the Web could have been
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1. NFC is catching on in China (with Alipay), even face scanning for payments.
2. I would not say it is frictionless. Especially for foreigners (and the ~200 USD per day limit...just to name an example).
3. Translate in Alipay is there, but useless in restaurants (Yummy Duck Shit Tea!).
4. No mention of Wechat?
5. 'The rules' very much apply to Alipay and Alibaba, where is Jack Ma ;)
6. This is not 'the web'.
1. True. 2. I never hit that limit. I knew there was one, but that didn't create friction. 3. I think it worked ok-enough in restaurant. You still have a bit of this "surprise" meal indeed. 4. I didn't use it much compared to the other, so I stayed there. 5. Fair. He seems alive and much more measured in his public statements now :) 6. Fair too.