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wallst07 | 7 months ago

Because VISA has two customers, me and Netflix. They want that to continue so they are in a good place to be efficient arbirtrators.

Anyone else will be slow/inefficient (courts) or biased (Me or Netflix).

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makeitdouble|7 months ago

> slow/inefficient

I find it interesting to want speed in deciding who should get screwed in a transaction.

There are economic advantages in people giving around their payment information, but the social impacts (the very existence of Visa/Mastercard and their influence on businesses or prices) aren't worth it IMHO.

IMHO people should be responsible of how they handle the keys to their money, and better tools should be given to secure and manage that, instead of a Big Brother like middlemen.

I mean, you don't pay cash at a restaurant with a string stuck to your money so you can pull it back three months after, because arguing with the restaurant feels too inefficient.