• MudMan@fedia.io
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    7 days ago

    I’m not gonna tell you this is impossible to set up for a worldwide online company because unlike the OP I have no problem acknowledging that I don’t know enough about something to understand how hard it is.

    I will tell you that it’s absurd to propose that by working with the three biggest payment processors in the world, covering a huge share of all online payments, Steam has somehow been negligent.

    That doesn’t follow even a little bit. It’s an absolute non-sequitur. It’s someone trying very hard to be mad at somebody they know for a thing they don’t fully understand.

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      7 days ago

      Feels like we’re a few moments away from someone unironically suggesting Steam start allowing people to just mail them cash.

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        Hey, I’m all for creating a public online payment processor. An international one, even.

        I’m not even pulling any punches. There are no reasons to leave this in private hands.

        But this reeks of people being mad at the thing they know and feel have some influence with instead of with the actual problem, and it’s a bummer because it encapsulates Internet outrage and why it’s so often ineffectual.

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        7 days ago

        Well that’s actually not such a crazy idea. Proton accepts cash via mail as well, so apparently it’s doable.