• vegai@lemmy.ml
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    4 years ago

    Paying for services by getting tracked is very easy though. To setup a similar system for payment where you pay for services with actual bucks would most probably be horrible UX and a crapload of new recurring payments to handle.

    Unless somebody centralized all this into some Spotify/Netflix -like centralized service.

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      4 years ago

      I used to think this until i tried it. Now i just get an email from each service once per year asking for cash. Most things are either $12 or $24 per year. With bitcoin it only takes 10 seconds to transfer. And i get the satisfaction of supporting the guy who made the tool for me.

      I think the real dislike for paying for things is mostly

      • the hassle of using credit cards or PayPal
      • the resentment at paying for crap services from corrupt faceless billionaire corporations
      • the stress of getting roped into more or bigger payments.

      With ethical developers of cheap quality tools (which are very easy to find) it’s all easy and satisfying.

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          4 years ago

          Yes, try it. There are big advantages to paying for services, over what I’ve said already.

          As for payments, it’s usually: each year see email, copy the payment link into mycelium, click send, enter pin code.

          Just try it. Pick one service (email is easy) and switch to a small privacy-focused company.