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> "some people are wasting a lot of electricity, and you should pay them for it!" Hard question to answer. Is it a waste? Compared to having one centralised mi
by quickthrower2 9y ago
> "some people are wasting a lot of electricity, and you should pay them for it!"
Hard question to answer. Is it a waste? Compared to having one centralised miner plodding along at zero difficulty, yes. But it depends what new tech/ideas comes out of all this blockchain stuff. Are particle accelerators a waste?
- chris_wot 9y agoParticle accelerators have a direct benefit. Miners, IMHO, do not provide direct benefits, only indirect ones.
- quickthrower2 9y agoTrue, I wasn't making the direct/indirect distinction. Maybe I should have, as I got whipped.