You gonna add shitcoins to simplex?

They already did it

Most folks still don't understand why the shitcoinery.

No

No, and not going to.

Really disappointed with your voucher / token stuf... There is no need for this, there is no second best to BTC and micro-payments with Lightningg already exist

Why wouldn't I just pay for a server with bitcoin? I don't understand why the extra step.

This 👆

You want to follow the discussion before drawing conclusions. You'll be able to buy the vouchers with Bitcoin and Monero.

Several reasons: - payment either requires using private cryptocurrencies, that most people don't use, or exposes identity to operators - vouchers make purchase and payment unlinkable - direct payments create risks of operator default - we want to build zero-trust model - no effective way to codify revenue-sharing agreement - again, risk of defaults, not honouring agreement, etc. All these problems are solved with smart contracts, and we don't see any simpler solution. The question is similar to "why SimpleX network needs private message routing?" To protect users privacy and security from their contacts. As the number of operators grow, it's important to protect users from operators.

I don't understand why you need to protect users from operator defaults. This seems to be the main premise for the smart contracts, no? Also I don't understand how/why paying with lightning exposes identity of the sender. Ecash seems to also solve this already.