Moving money internationally
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Moving money internationally
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Re: Moving money internationally
#2Is it just me or is patio11 becoming more and more full of himself? I used to enjoy his writing a lot, but after joining Stripe it seems that something has changed. "I work for the Internet at Stripe" he says without further explanation. Unless "Internet at Stripe" is some internal Stripe group (then please explain what that is), he should have just written that he works at Stripe, full stop.
Otherwise anyone could say they work "for the internet" just because the service is mostly accessed via the internet, but we don't, because seeing it like that is kind of silly.
I wish he could tone those sentiments down a bit in the future, as otherwise the posts tend to be informative and interesting.
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#3Very nice article explaining SWIFT and some other things.
Being from a country no one gives a fuck about, I have experienced the sort of "discrimination" described many times. Banks, ISPs, stores, local ad users would just refuse to sell to me. It's a sad reality, but a reality nonetheless.
I still remember a needlessly lengthy email from an incorporation service explaining to me the difference between "lawyer" and "attorney". Seeing as I learned English from TV shows and the Internet... I still don't get why using the word "lawyer" got them so offended :D
Re: Moving money internationally
#4Is it just me or is patio11 becoming more and more full of himself? I used to enjoy his writing a lot, but after joining Stripe it seems that something has changed. "I work for the Internet at Stripe" he says without further explanation. Unless "Internet at Stripe" is some internal Stripe group (then please explain what that is), he should have just written that he works at Stripe, full stop. Otherwise anyone could s…
He made a giant ruckus complete with mysterious tweets with hashes of secret documents to claim that Japan was going to have mass casualties from their ostensibly botched covid response.
It's okay to make a giant ruckus about something important that you believe nobody is paying attention to.
And it's okay to be wrong about that.
But it would be nice to see him publicly reckon with how he got it so wrong, and how he's altered how he reasons about the world to avoid getting it that wrong again.
Re: Moving money internationally
#5Is it just me or is patio11 becoming more and more full of himself? I used to enjoy his writing a lot, but after joining Stripe it seems that something has changed. "I work for the Internet at Stripe" he says without further explanation. Unless "Internet at Stripe" is some internal Stripe group (then please explain what that is), he should have just written that he works at Stripe, full stop. Otherwise anyone could s…
Well, if it seems that more and more people are becoming full of themselves and it affects your mental state, I'd recommend changing your own attitude towards it. You can only change yourself, not other people.
Re: Moving money internationally
#6Is it just me or is patio11 becoming more and more full of himself? I used to enjoy his writing a lot, but after joining Stripe it seems that something has changed. "I work for the Internet at Stripe" he says without further explanation. Unless "Internet at Stripe" is some internal Stripe group (then please explain what that is), he should have just written that he works at Stripe, full stop. Otherwise anyone could s…
I too reread this sentence a few time to try and understand the message. I think that the author is trying to convey that he believes his work has a positive impact to the "global health" of the internet. Although this may come across of "full of himself" I think that it may be more of a positive mindset view of his work. If we can't convince ourselves of the value of our work then how we will ever convince the world?
I think the world would be a better place if you could all truly be this proud of our work. Is there anything we can do to make a material difference here?
Re: Moving money internationally
#7Is it just me or is patio11 becoming more and more full of himself? I used to enjoy his writing a lot, but after joining Stripe it seems that something has changed. "I work for the Internet at Stripe" he says without further explanation. Unless "Internet at Stripe" is some internal Stripe group (then please explain what that is), he should have just written that he works at Stripe, full stop. Otherwise anyone could s…
He made a giant ruckus complete with mysterious tweets with hashes of secret documents to claim that Japan was going to have mass casualties from their ostensibly botched covid response. It's okay to make a giant ruckus about something important that you believe nobody is paying attention to. And it's okay to be wrong about that. But it would be nice to see him publicly reckon with how he got it so wrong, and how he'…
I was thinking about the exact same thing. I lost most respect for him in that fiasco. He even said he'd stake his reputation on it, so I guess it's appropriate.
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#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
He made a giant ruckus complete with mysterious tweets with hashes of secret documents to claim that Japan was going to have mass casualties from their ostensibly botched covid response. It's okay to make a giant ruckus about something important that you believe nobody is paying attention to. And it's okay to be wrong about that. But it would be nice to see him publicly reckon with how he got it so wrong, and how he'…
I was thinking about the exact same thing. I lost most respect for him in that fiasco. He even said he'd stake his reputation on it, so I guess it's appropriate.
We should take the man at his word: https://twitter.com/patio11/status/1241553311024603140
> I am materially wrong about the most consequential thing I've had to have a view on in 15 years. You should probably degrade your estimate of my ability to think through complex problems.
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#9Last time I sent money to someone internationally Etherium really was pretty convenient. The Coinbase fees were a little high but otherwise it was near instantaneous, I already had some anyway, and I didn't have to deal with any real hassle.
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#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
I was thinking about the exact same thing. I lost most respect for him in that fiasco. He even said he'd stake his reputation on it, so I guess it's appropriate.
We should take the man at his word: https://twitter.com/patio11/status/1241553311024603140 > I am materially wrong about the most consequential thing I've had to have a view on in 15 years. You should probably degrade your estimate of my ability to think through complex problems.
Yes, that was the wording! I couldn’t find the Tweet so I forgot exactly how he phrased it.
And yes, that’s exactly what I did.