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Most newer cryptos are built on proof of stake. So your criticism is mainly aimed at Btc.
by deeeeplearning 6y ago
Most newer cryptos are built on proof of stake. So your criticism is mainly aimed at Btc.
- sharpneli 6y agoNaturally. While POS cryptos share many other bad sides with Bitcoin at least they don't ruin the planet so they're far far better.
- fastball 6y agoPOW only ruins the planet if you're using non-renewables / non-nuclear. It's not intrinsic.
- patrickthebold 6y agoquibble on "you're". It's a shared planet, so it gets ruined if enough mining is done on non-renewables. Most people complaining aren't mining at all.
- fastball 6y agoWas this a useful comment? "You're" is just a stand-in for "people are". The second person is a fairly common way to structure such a sentence.
- hacknat 6y agoWhich is where most energy is derived from, so it's ruining the planet.
- kqr 6y agoSure, you can argue that nuclear (or whatever) is a better way to produce energy than most/all others currently known, but that's a very low bar to clear. There are more and less sucky ways to produce energy, but let's be clear: all of them suck to some degree. There is no type of energy production where the mere act of producing that energy is a net positive. Then the argument turns to whether or not the gains from proof of wasted energy-type systems outweigh the drawbacks of producing the required energy -- even if that energy is produced in the least sucky way. I'm firmly in the no camp.