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"Mining in a browser is going to consume my battery and bandwidth" You mean just like ads do? Of course, in a perfect world we wouldn't have either, but I just
by kbart 9y ago
"Mining in a browser is going to consume my battery and bandwidth"
You mean just like ads do? Of course, in a perfect world we wouldn't have either, but I just don't see clear distinction between mining in browser or ads or other useless/annoying things (from the user perspective).
- detaro 9y agoPeople are unhappy about the kind of ads that do that excessively too.
- TeMPOraL 9y agoIn ads, waste of electricity is a bug. The more lean you can make them, the better (even if only because you can then put more of them). In cryptocurrencies, waste is a feature. The more power you burn, the more money you get. One of those disincentivizes waste (howewer weakly). The other incentivizes it.