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Build cool things and don't hide behind jargon.
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Degenerate and base art thou. – Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona , Act 5, Scene 4
What are you trying to say here?
p.s. I notice the vast majority of your HN comments are similarly very short and low-effort, with a lot of not-very-nice jabs at people on here. Doesn't make for pleasant reading.
> Can we just talk about the fact that airlines have private coins but they just call them points or miles? Or what about this thing that everyone hates inside of video games that is just passing money to power points or gold coins, or jewels, etc. Or even casinos with stablecoins that are just called chips. This is actually very interesting and one of the first times I have heard of practical uses of crypto. If cred…
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I just can't be bothered with miles or points, on the credit card, on the airline, nah, like the point in Super Mario World, I think a gold coin is 10 points, everything is a multiple of 10 points, and...and I don't remember a single score I ever got. Just the stupidest thing. I know I will never benefit from cashing in miles. It's too restrictive. They make sure you don't end up ahead. Their UI's are shit, it's bett…
Ok you’re not wrong that the UX of many of those apps isn’t great, but you should still try and stay on top of that stuff. Banks aren’t going to accept “bad ui” as a valid excuse for a shitty credit score when you want a mortgage, and your parents won’t when you fail out of college. Also, anecdotally, points back from things like airlines are pretty nice as long as you’re going to be flying anyway. Sure it’s not wort…
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Entire lack of ownership is the whole point of points. If they wanted you to have something you could own, you would get dollars .
Which is why cash back cards are very nice. Because your points are a static amount of cash that you should regularly convert.
But if you can use them within the system it's almost always a better deal. When used for airlines there's a large percentage increase in their value when buying tickets. When booking a hotel the cash price can sometimes be twice as much as the points price when I transfer credit card points in for example. Chase offers pay yourself back which increases their value on purchases in certain categories, although the categories haven't been all that great lately.
I used to convert nearly all my points to cash immediately but now I sit on enough for a small vacation before considering changing them out.
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You're suggesting that, in order to hide from people, we use a financial system where every single transaction is publicly recorded and available for all to see?
You should google monero first because that's the opposite of what it does.
Monero may be stronger than others, but it's not foolproof and nobody should assume that it is.
[1]https://medium.com/@nbax/tracing-the-wannacry-2-0-monero-tra...
[2]https://www.wired.com/story/bitcoin-seizure-record-doj-crypt...
[3]https://ciphertrace.com/enhanced-monero-tracing/
Edit: I mean, hell, even just obtaining access to a key essentially eliminates anonymity. You may go above and beyond in your efforts to obscure your activities, but if someone else involved gets busted and officials get access to their account, well...
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Entire lack of ownership is the whole point of points. If they wanted you to have something you could own, you would get dollars .
Which is why cash back cards are very nice. Because your points are a static amount of cash that you should regularly convert.
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Ok you’re not wrong that the UX of many of those apps isn’t great, but you should still try and stay on top of that stuff. Banks aren’t going to accept “bad ui” as a valid excuse for a shitty credit score when you want a mortgage, and your parents won’t when you fail out of college. Also, anecdotally, points back from things like airlines are pretty nice as long as you’re going to be flying anyway. Sure it’s not wort…
Yeah, with the mortgage...I don't know, I think I could realistically find a bank that will accommodate my religion, Christianity. Especially if I show them something really cool we could do. Or 0% interest mortgage, that'll happen in like 5 years in America. Or just buy a house for cash. It can be done.
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What are you trying to say here?
I thought for a moment maybe the noun as an insult started with the Nazis, but no, the word goes back a long way. p.s. I notice the vast majority of your HN comments are similarly very short and low-effort, with a lot of not-very-nice jabs at people on here. Doesn't make for pleasant reading.
> Doesn't make for pleasant reading.
I can live with that.
Brevity is the soul of wit?
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Entire lack of ownership is the whole point of points. If they wanted you to have something you could own, you would get dollars .
Which is why cash back cards are very nice. Because your points are a static amount of cash that you should regularly convert.
On the other hand, the conversion often isn't that great, typically 1-3%. Meanwhile, earning rewards in "points" or "miles" can return value in the 5-10% range if you're savvy enough. The savings can be worth it, but some might just use a cash card out of principle (refusing to allow the card issuer to dictate how points are used) or laziness (Just don't feel like optimizing the return).
For me, I use a cash card out of laziness.