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I could be completely wrong (I don't fully immerse myself in cryptocurrency) but isn't mining coins way more heavily intensive on a CPU and overall power consum
by volkk 9y ago
I could be completely wrong (I don't fully immerse myself in cryptocurrency) but isn't mining coins way more heavily intensive on a CPU and overall power consumption than simply passively storing a lot of personal data?
I remember a couple of friends wanting to buy some powerful machines to mine bitcoins a few years ago, and they had to actually calculate their electricity bill to make sure they weren't losing money.
That's quite a ways from storing Instagram pics.
- seqastian 9y agoThe argument is not about individual intensity, but about absolute numbers. Millions of people on facebook/google/twitter compared to few crypto miners.
- volkk 9y agoI would hesitate to use the word "few." Imagine the power consumption in a place like this: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/qkvxk3/chinas-biggest-secret-bitcoin-mine https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/qkvxk3/chinas-big...
- KekDemaga 9y agoInstagram et all provides humans with a great deal of value compared to bitcoin though. Rather than hashing random things they allow communication and entertainment.
- adamnemecek 9y agoDon't project your preferences on others.