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Isn't that true of basically any computing task? Can't generate AI, websites, etc with the computing infrastructure. No software patents if no computers to cr

• jwilliams 9y ago
  At a really abstract level, yes. However, many computing tasks generate results that can be used near-infinitely. For example, that supercomputer that generates the weather can distribute the results to every person in the region. Whereas in cryptocurrency, that's split. The miners provide security and integrity for the chain. They also take their own very specific fee.