> You're not worried about a restaurant stealing your money because by the time you pay them you've already eaten.
But the restaurant is worried about you stealing their food and dashing off without paying.
Any transaction requires some level of trust to function. Crypto is a pipe dream for people who want to participate in society without confronting their pathological aversion to trusting and depending on others.
> But the restaurant is worried about you stealing their food and dashing off without paying.
Except that they serve you before collecting payment regardless of which payment method you use.
And even if they didn't, having the customer pay at the same time they receive the food isn't a trust problem for the restaurant or the customer, because the customer gets the food before the restaurant gets the money but the restaurant gets the money before the customer eats the food. And if someone comes into your kitchen to steal food without paying, that isn't really a payment system issue to begin with.
But the restaurant is worried about you stealing their food and dashing off without paying.
Any transaction requires some level of trust to function. Crypto is a pipe dream for people who want to participate in society without confronting their pathological aversion to trusting and depending on others.