"Wow, you mean Bitcoin fans were prone to exaggeration and unrealistic claims two years ago?" No one ever claimed it actually processed 7 tps. "Speaking of wh

"Wow, you mean Bitcoin fans were prone to exaggeration and unrealistic claims two years ago?" No one ever claimed it actually processed 7 tps. "Speaking of which, this graph you're showing me definitely has not quadrupled over the last two years." It quadrupled from 65k in Oct 2014 to 260k today. It's 2 years 5 months. Close enough. "2 years" was an approximation (perhaps I should edit my post to make it clear). "It is if the jobs never produce any actual value" Well I think they provide value. But it would be tedious & complex to argue about this on HN by reviewing the list of employees at 729+ companies...