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It's not a zero-sum game. Even if it was, the cost would be carried by the people paying $5bn for a shitcoin. The pollution etc. are just externalities and not
by Icko 5y ago
It's not a zero-sum game. Even if it was, the cost would be carried by the people paying $5bn for a shitcoin. The pollution etc. are just externalities and not necessary.
- VHRanger 5y agoRight , PoW crypto is a negative sum game
- zardo 5y ago> It's not a zero-sum game Yes it is.
- robjan 5y agoA normal trade is not zero-sum
- zardo 5y agoI don't know what a normal trade is. What does it have to do with speculating on crypto coins?
- ootsootsoots 5y agoThere is no root node to the universe People playing mind games does not anchor reality to them
- astoor 5y agoHow can cryptocurrencies not be zero sum? Especially meme coins like SHIB. These are purely speculative devices, have no intrinsic value, and don't lead to the creation of legitimately beneficial products or services, etc. - all they do is consume resources like electricity and people's time.
- ajkdhcb2 5y agoWikileaks gets banned from all payment processors -> accepts bitcoin -> people donated whom would have been otherwise unable -> the censorship resistant technology facilitated democratic values and improved society, which is something valuable Darknet markets are also facilitated, creating very valuable marketplaces. You wouldnt say ebay has no value