> Even for early miners? What does "early miners" mean? Nobody has any inherent advantage in mining bitcoins. The costs are the same for everyone Some people

> Even for early miners? What does "early miners" mean? Nobody has any inherent advantage in mining bitcoins. The costs are the same for everyone Some people may have an advantage by having cheaper electricity costs or better mining hardware, but they would still be missing out on significant amounts of fees by not mining legit transactions