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Also Ben Barbersmith (in this tweet thread): > From my limited understanding, Proof of Stake doesn’t require the same exponential growth of hardware & power. I

Also Ben Barbersmith (in this tweet thread): > From my limited understanding, Proof of Stake doesn’t require the same exponential growth of hardware & power. If that’s correct, then I’m not against it. > I love the philosophy & promise of cryptocurrency! But I can’t excuse the negative impact of the current implementation. > When proof of stake becomes the norm, I’m happy to reverse my opinion. If it doesn’t cost exponentially increasing power and hardware, I’m down. Wish he would have informed himself a bit more before making blanket statements

w0de0 6y ago
I disagree. Some moral outrage is required in this situation. Well-informed, quiet opinions are not always a mechanism for change, especially with such wealth involved.
- atat7024 6y ago
  Uninformed opinions about technical shit are never mechanisms for change.
  - w0de0 6y ago
    Again, I disagree. The adoption of technical shit is a whim of the ignorant mass; macOS users largely don’t care that smart engineers built Unix, BSD, NextStep, they don’t care for the technical opinions inherent to the development. In righteous ignorance, the tech consumer demands that it simply just works. And that it doesn’t offend their ethics in its effect on society - for instance, New York recently rejected the use of Boston Dynamic’s robots by police for reasons of technically, but not ethically, ignorant moral outrage.
    - atat7024 6y ago
      They'll just run planes above the city to watch people instead, until they find what shape of surveillance robot people are okay with. This[0] is why the technical knowledge is more important — this went on for how long, and will continue in the dozen(s?) of other US cities because people don't read. [0] https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/5/22267303/baltimore-maryland-shut-down-spy-plane-surveillance-program-vote https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/5/22267303/baltimore-marylan...

w0de0 6y ago

I disagree. Some moral outrage is required in this situation. Well-informed, quiet opinions are not always a mechanism for change, especially with such wealth involved.

atat7024 6y ago
Uninformed opinions about technical shit are never mechanisms for change.
- w0de0 6y ago
  Again, I disagree. The adoption of technical shit is a whim of the ignorant mass; macOS users largely don’t care that smart engineers built Unix, BSD, NextStep, they don’t care for the technical opinions inherent to the development. In righteous ignorance, the tech consumer demands that it simply just works. And that it doesn’t offend their ethics in its effect on society - for instance, New York recently rejected the use of Boston Dynamic’s robots by police for reasons of technically, but not ethically, ignorant moral outrage.
  - atat7024 6y ago
    They'll just run planes above the city to watch people instead, until they find what shape of surveillance robot people are okay with. This[0] is why the technical knowledge is more important — this went on for how long, and will continue in the dozen(s?) of other US cities because people don't read. [0] https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/5/22267303/baltimore-maryland-shut-down-spy-plane-surveillance-program-vote https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/5/22267303/baltimore-marylan...