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What if the site used your GPU to mine 5 cents worth of cryptocurrency while you read the article?

• Joe-Z 9y ago
  Not the GP, but: nope. Someone grabbing 5 cents from my wallet is not the same as me giving someone 5 cents voluntarily.
  • kemitche 9y ago
    It would not have to be involuntary. They could put up the paywall with a message that says "Click here to let us mine 5 cents of crypto. We'll let you view this article in exchange."
    • Joe-Z 9y ago
      You're right, I guess letting some unknown entity use my stuff just feels weird. Money is the perfect medium for impersonal exchange of goods and services.
• granitosaurus 9y ago
  No way you could mine $0.05 in one article.