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fiatjaf _@fiatjaf.com 2 years ago
I have heard for years from UX specialists that Lightning would never be used by "normies" because QR codes were too confusing. Then in less than 2 years PIX came from nowhere and became the most used payment system in Brazil and the people love the QR code experience.

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Fernando Porazzi's avatar
Fernando Porazzi fernandoporazzi@iris.to 2 years ago
What do those UX specialists suggest then? What are the other options for lightning payments? I myself find it quite easy and straightforward to have payments done through QR code.
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Satosha satosha@nsec.app 2 years ago
You bet - #Paytm is the most used way to pay in #India . Street vendors display their QR code on their carts :-) They don't even check their phones after you pay ...
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Erik erik@dlsouza.lol 2 years ago
Qr code is cool. Static qr code even cooler. Brazilians already use a lnaddess-like system just fine
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galegoo⚡ xplorer@orangepill.dev 2 years ago
people just need to break free of the stigma towards Bitcoin once they realise Lightning is as easy as "regular" payment methods, it's a question of months for majority adoption in some areas
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npub1zg69...jdwv 2 years ago
Agree, nothing is set in stone. A good protocol can be ignored for years, but can suddenly catch on for a random reason: View quoted note → IMO nostr will sooner or later turn to PoW, so the more methods for using it and buying it, the better.
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Hu₿ertus the Austrian 2 years ago
I heard the same from a telecom investor in 2009. They shut down a cool payment project that relied on QR codes because they wanted NFC to win, right then, right there. (Plus some corporate politics, to boot.)
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