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		hot_gril on March 28, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: PayPal has restricted our account after we invoice... L2 shows promise, but I don't believe it works till I see it used at scale. Sorry but there's just too much hype, and I often say the same thing about other tech like Tesla FSD, the Metaverse, or all of Google's side bets.

mattdesl on March 28, 2023 [–]

“At scale” is relative. Platforms like Patreon and Ko-Fi haven’t achieved the same reach and scale as PayPal, but they still work for lots of users.

hot_gril on March 28, 2023 | [–]

To me it's binary. If I've ever used it for real and not just as a curiosity, it's at scale.

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