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Re: Don't Use Stripe

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Yes, it's CLEAR you are not a lawyer. They consented when they signed up. Read the terms. They have NO liability.

I'm not a lawyer of course, but I don't think it's as simple as saying you signed it. You could give up your right to any form of holidays or accept to offer your first born in case of default on a contract but those clauses would be unenforceable when presented to a judge.

What exactly do you think a signature on a contract means?

It's a serious question. In you layman's view, what do you THINK signing something means?

Re: Don't Use Stripe

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You can find similar stories about literally all online payment processors, including Paypal, Stripe, & all the "legacy" ones too (like First Data). Is it possible this isn't some nefarious conspiracy to steal money, but rather a reality of dealing with payments online given the regulatory environment it operates in? Also this is the biggest season for sales and tech companies in general are dealing with navigating a…

Oh, here we go again. The hazy macro-economic environment strains the capital efficiency of tech as they learn-anew why traditional businesses aren't quite as efficient as they are. The world is complex, and hard to navigate, and hard to encode into the sterility of a computer program, and jeeze I guess things like customer support and humans and special edge cases may actually matter when it comes to building a sust…

>"... diversify your payment processing."?<
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