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define useless. toys are useless. playing cards are useless. what exactly is the purpose of sports - having a ball go in a round wire hole? oh, that's enterta
by soylentnewsorg 5y ago
define useless. toys are useless. playing cards are useless. what exactly is the purpose of sports - having a ball go in a round wire hole?
oh, that's entertainment and people need that. well so is this. it's quite literally playing poker.
now, as far as wasteful - cruise ships are worse. people using non-rechargeable AA batteries.
- pishpash 5y agoMost games are entertaining because they improve overall fitness so we're rewarded with a dopamine hit for positive reinforcement: toys - develops mental capacity of infants sports - improves health outcomes and/or teamwork playing poker - trains models of decision under uncertainty Now, Bitcoin mining - ?
- BLKNSLVR 5y agoBitcoin mining provides security for a global, decentralized currency / payment system. If we disagree on the value Bitcoin provides to society, then we'll disagree on the power usage. The value Bitcoin provides to society isn't, and shouldn't, be judged on any specific point in time or it's unsuitability at it's core function or whatever else, it should, and will eventually, be judged on the disruption and change it brings. For better or worse.
- soylentnewsorg 5y agolol this is literally all false. toys - no, the gi-joe does not improve anyone's mental capacity. sports - are mostly played because people all over the world spend billions per year watching them. the athletes who play them end up with a damaged body, permanent injuries, and lots of back problems after 30. playing poker - the old man losing his house in vegas is training. gotcha. now, bitcoin mining - people want to do it, people are paying money for the energy to do it, and that's all you need to know.