Quote from: CharlieContent on October 09, 2012, 05:25:29 PM

Quote from: Severian on October 09, 2012, 12:57:08 PM

Quote from: CharlieContent on October 09, 2012, 04:07:51 AM

Credit cards are just the easiest and safest way to buy things. You know it and I know it, so don't be ridiculous.

That's both an unfounded assertion and a logical fallacy combined. Congrats.

Please explain to me which online payment method is easier and safer than credit cards. If you say "Bitcoin" then you are as dumb as a sack of rocks.

I have to say, bitcoin is much easier than credit cards for online payments. You can skip the "billing address" part entirely, since that is just used to reduce credit card fraud. And if your purchase doesn't involve a physical delivery, you can skip the shipping address too. For ephemeral things, it really is as easy as sending the coins and getting the download link.

Safer, however, is a whole different story. Bitcoin is irreversible, so if the seller doesn't deliver, you can get screwed. Credit cards payments can pretty much always be reversed, which is great for buyers. Also, the worst that can happen if the credentials get stolen is that you have the annoyance of cancelling the old card and getting a new one.

So, neither one of them is both "safer" and "easier", they are split.