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Freak_NLtoday at 1:53 PM3 repliesview on HN

Quite. At least Google delivers some value to society, despite being mostly evil. Klarna is exclusively parasitic, getting people needlessly into debt and pushing a buy now pay later mentality for luxury products.


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lokartoday at 2:14 PM

And burritos

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tuwtuwtuwtuwtoday at 3:12 PM

I wouldn't say Klarna is exclusively parasitic. Where I am located, Klarna is often the absolutely best choice for payments, and I always pay up front.

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basiswordtoday at 3:01 PM

There are helpful use cases that aren't parasitic. I use it if I want to buy a bunch of clothes in multiple sizes. I return what I don't need and don't need to splurge up front. The people who get into debt for unnecessary stuff they can't afford will find other ways anyway.