I had an Oyster, just needed to add money to it...
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Replying to @380kmh
I haven't seen an oyster for ages—they're obsolescent because you can use your credit card natively for same price
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no topping up, fewer cards to keep track of etc
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but American payment systems are weirdly behind the curve on this stuff, I hear
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Replying to @bswud
for sure--meanwhile in Japan they took the reverse course; Oyster-equivalents started to get used for all manner of other things
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Replying to @380kmh
The Suica card, initially for use on JR East lines around Tokyo, can be used at convenience stores, cafes, restaurants, for parking...
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Replying to @380kmh
was JR East private or public at this time? I'm sure I can support some of my prejudices with this new information
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Replying to @bswud
privatized and publicly traded; I neglected to mention Suica is also accepted by other Tokyo rail companies & subway...
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...even tho they have their own equivalent card called "Pasmo." Suica even works in certain other Japanese cities w their own cards
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Competition bw diff city's IC systems is kinda like competition bw diff city's coinage back in Renaissance Italy or Classical Greece
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The richer and more influential your city, the more widely accepted its payment medium is
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Replying to @380kmh
really surprised that "free banking" economists haven't picked up on this, seems like a classic modern example of their stuff
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