• drcobaltjedi@programming.dev
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    3 months ago

    Strange hill to die on. A quick search makes it obvious that credit cards use cryptography.

    Hey dude, cryptography != cryptocurrency. Cryptography just says “yes, this person made this transaction, I am sure of it as a computer because this math checks out”.

    • marduk@lemmy.sdf.org
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      3 months ago

      Wait, so you’re telling me that every time I swipe my VISA and smugly explain to the cashier that I’m a crypto bro, I’ve been the fool all along? Please excuse me while I begin to question everything in my life