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> You can get a long ways just by assuming that the people involved in these transactions are utterly amoral.

Which begs the question. Why would amoral people decline cash?



Because, in expectation, they're going to lose money.


Sure, but why?


Disputed charges by the user. I know of one payment processor that specifically seeks out these high-risk businesses. Consider one of many possible scenarios would be that of a spouse who is alarmed at a charge to a clearly risque service and says "What the heck is that??" and the offender says "What the heck I don't know. Cancel the charge!"




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