How should a payment design evolve when the underlying mechanism makes a useful product feel confusing
- ✓Useful if you are adding payments to a product used by people who do not think in payment infrastructure
- ✕Not useful if your users already understand crypto wallets and micropayment protocols
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Payments went through the same redesign pressure as the product interface: the first mechanism was chosen for technical capability, then judged by how it felt to users.
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