Tim Bouma on Nostr: And another point, I don't want anyone, even the merchant, to know I am paying in ...

And another point, I don't want anyone, even the merchant, to know I am paying in Bitcoin.

From a reply I just made:

Yeah, great point. 'Right to pay privately' - even the merchant may not need to know that you are paying in Bitcoin.

I've been there- you ask to pay in Bitcoin - and you can see the value judgment in the eyes of the clerk, even though they are trying to hide it. And since you've outed yourself- they look at you differently, every time you go into the shop.

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The biggest thing I learned when field testing my own stuff. Merchants just see it as another form of payment. They’ll price their products in their local currency. You’ll make a decision whether to buy based on the price in the local currency.

And another thing…

The merchants don’t give a crap what app you use, they just want to see the green checkmark on their end.

If we want broad adoption, let’s keep it simple, folks.

#lightning

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