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Comment by maratc

Currently, a cost of "something" is:

1. 100€ if paid with cash

2. 100€ if paid with sovereign-European low-cost GPDR-compliant ISO-certified processor

3. 100€ if paid with American expensive monopoly behemoth Visa/MC.

Currently, it stands to reason to pay with Visa/MC and not bother with carrying cash or switching from Visa/MC to anything else.

In the future, it might be that the cost of the same "something" is:

1. 99.5€ if paid with cash

2. 100€ if paid with sovereign-European low-cost GPDR-compliant ISO-certified processor

3. 102€ if paid with American expensive monopoly behemoth Visa/MC. (Note: Visa/MC explicitly prohibit this.)

If this is predictable and repeatable, everyone needs to change their customer habits. It stands to reason that the change would be to carry cash.

parent maratc 1 month ago

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