Re: [Taler] Taler user interface idea #2

[Ryan Stewart]

Nuanced answer here--

I would never use such a feature and would immediately disable it
in any software I used, or choose different software.

however-

If my kid had a device and was using taler, I'de leave it on for at least a
short while, and possibly a long while if I thought it was an aid to them at
their current state of maturity.

A tough call. I'de hate this feature for myself, but I see how it could 
be good for certain
kinds of people- especially the young.

It would send a message about financial responsibility in a small way. 
1000 such
subtle small messages filtering to them via society at large might 
actually add up to something
in someone's moral/intellectual development.

That said, being "your brother's keeper" has always been a rather 
thankless job
throughout history.

Applied intelligently, it could be used to teach a small lesson in 
financial responsibility
to children and financially child-like adults.

Something akin to "parental controls". Useful for parents, but not of 
much use to them.

On 01/14/2017 07:48 AM, Richard Stallman wrote:
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>
> Here's an idea: show on the screen an animation of paying each of
> banknotes or coins that add up to that amount.  So if you pay 43
> euros, it shows you a 20 moving across the screen, then another,
> then 3 one-euro coins.
>
> These animations should not be photorealistic.  That would be
> difficult, maybe illegal, and certainly pointless.  They should
> give the user the feeling of "I'm spending money here."  They should
> take a few seconds, so it sinks in.  The more money, the slower.
>
> Once again, the point here is _attention_, not _information_.
> It is "remind me of what I know -- don't let me ignore it."
>
> Like the other feature, this feature should be enabled by default.
> When the user asks to turn it off, the program should say, "Most people
> spend more money when payment is easy.  You might be an exception,
> or you might be so rich it makes no difference.  Are you sure you
> want to turn this off?"