What do you mean? Perhaps some HN users prefer traditional financial vehicles instead of something that could be fly-by-night.

x402 might end up being more legitimate, yet the ecosystem page doesn't inspire confidence - I only recognized node and the rest feel rag tag. Let's not kid ourselves into thinking that this space hasn't been problematic before, so skepticism is warranted.

I can't help but immediately think of Busy Beaver stores from the tri-state (PA-OH-WV) area.

https://busybeaver.com/

This is true. However, Superfish hasn’t been relevant in years and Lenovo walked back on including such malware going forward as far as I can tell.

And furthermore, Superfish didn’t affect ThinkPads. Only lower end Lenovo models.

Thank you kindly for clarifying! I get it now.