I’ve been working in the last few years of getting rid of big tech services. PayPal and Amazon are left. I’ve been questioning the need for PayPal in a world of virtual credit cards. My main reason for using it was security of purchase but I feel this need is no longer there. BTW, equivalent EU service to PayPal that is equally well accepted? Feels like this one may be more difficult to satisfy.
alternative in Europe: revolut is pretty popular, also it’s a good cheap way to buy xmr dexes
I find the discussion interesting. It’s kind of like telling me you’ve eradicated Google from your life. I guarantee you that at some point in your daily traversal of the internet, you’ll encounter some Google service or skunk works project. It’s inevitable. At some point or another you’re going to have to hold your nose and get a little dirty…or go build a cabin on some hilltop and disconnect from all of society. I live in a tiny house on a 22 acre farm. As self sufficient as I endeavor to be, yes, I still have to use Amazon, or WalMart on occasion.
Well, this is the point. Eradication may ne unachievable but that doesn’t mean we have to stop breaking the chains. Its like saying Israel wants to wipe out Palestine and the rest of the world just watches (which is exactly what is happening unfortunately). We are surrounding our lives to those with power and money. As humanity, we need to find some lost dignity. We need to defend human dignity, and that comprises the right to privacy.
PayPal is the easiest to get rid of in my view. I rarely use it for anything unless some website requires it.
Well then you still haven’t got rid of it 🙂
My goal hasn’t been to get rid of it. But, it’s a service I rarely use. I could survive without it.
EU service to PayPal
Maybe SEPA Instant, but that’s a protocol for bank transfer. Or just use a normal payment gateway provided by the website. Or use Apple/Google Pay on sites where it’s supported.
Sureley google pay/Apple pay IS eventi worse
