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Almost no one that appreciates the unique characteristics of Bitcoin want anything to do with those 2 blockchains. CryptoA != CryptoB. Specifics matter, _a lo

Almost no one that appreciates the unique characteristics of Bitcoin want anything to do with those 2 blockchains. CryptoA != CryptoB. Specifics matter, _a lot_

serverholic 5y ago
Yes like the fact that Solana and Cardano are more centralized than, say, Ethereum. It takes 128gb of RAM just to run a Solana node. Higher system requirements = less decentralized. Fewer people can join the network. They also pump up their transactions-per-second numbers since they count proof-of-stake votes as transactions. Cardano has a centralized development team. Whereas Ethereum invests in multiple, independent development teams. This means that a software bug is less likely to take out the entire network. Additionally the founder of Cardano is known to be a bit of a pathological liar and was kicked off the Ethereum team because of this and the fact that he wanted to take Ethereum private. This is all stuff that anyone can look up.
VHRanger 5y ago
No one who appreciates the unique characteristics of Bitcoin will want anything to do with anything else. Bitcoin is closer to a religion than anything. In any case, the "unique characteristics of Bitcoin" are what makes it abhorrent. I just mentioned the two top PoS crypto, but anything that doesn't gobble resources as a byproduct of the network security cost is fine. I agree that Cardano is run by a maniac and Solana is centralized and too affiliated with scammers (SBF) PoS Ethereum would be fine by me, but they've been saying they'll switch forever, so I'll believe it when I see it.
- serverholic 5y ago
  Abhorrent is how environmentalists aren't pushing for nuclear energy. The people in power don't want a solution that'll essentially solve the power problem. They want a continuous battle over renewables.
  - VHRanger 5y ago
    You're completely changing the subject into a whataboutist digression here. Resorting to a such a fallacy is generally a sign you have nothing defensible to say about the absurd waste BTC produces Even if you want to change the subject, I can't get a GPU because 1/5th of the GPU supply is shipped to ETH mines.
    - serverholic 5y ago
      I think it's perfectly relevant that this whole discussion about BTC waste could have been avoided if we just switched to nuclear. I'm pointing out that environmentalists are actually partially responsible for creating these problems. Regarding GPUs did it ever occur to you that YOU are wasting electricity? From my perspective I'm trying to use crypto to create a better world.

Almost no one that appreciates the unique characteristics of Bitcoin want anything to do with those 2 blockchains. CryptoA != CryptoB. Specifics matter, _a lot_

serverholic 5y ago

Yes like the fact that Solana and Cardano are more centralized than, say, Ethereum. It takes 128gb of RAM just to run a Solana node. Higher system requirements = less decentralized. Fewer people can join the network. They also pump up their transactions-per-second numbers since they count proof-of-stake votes as transactions. Cardano has a centralized development team. Whereas Ethereum invests in multiple, independent development teams. This means that a software bug is less likely to take out the entire network. Additionally the founder of Cardano is known to be a bit of a pathological liar and was kicked off the Ethereum team because of this and the fact that he wanted to take Ethereum private. This is all stuff that anyone can look up.

VHRanger 5y ago

No one who appreciates the unique characteristics of Bitcoin will want anything to do with anything else. Bitcoin is closer to a religion than anything. In any case, the "unique characteristics of Bitcoin" are what makes it abhorrent. I just mentioned the two top PoS crypto, but anything that doesn't gobble resources as a byproduct of the network security cost is fine. I agree that Cardano is run by a maniac and Solana is centralized and too affiliated with scammers (SBF) PoS Ethereum would be fine by me, but they've been saying they'll switch forever, so I'll believe it when I see it.

serverholic 5y ago
Abhorrent is how environmentalists aren't pushing for nuclear energy. The people in power don't want a solution that'll essentially solve the power problem. They want a continuous battle over renewables.
- VHRanger 5y ago
  You're completely changing the subject into a whataboutist digression here. Resorting to a such a fallacy is generally a sign you have nothing defensible to say about the absurd waste BTC produces Even if you want to change the subject, I can't get a GPU because 1/5th of the GPU supply is shipped to ETH mines.
  - serverholic 5y ago
    I think it's perfectly relevant that this whole discussion about BTC waste could have been avoided if we just switched to nuclear. I'm pointing out that environmentalists are actually partially responsible for creating these problems. Regarding GPUs did it ever occur to you that YOU are wasting electricity? From my perspective I'm trying to use crypto to create a better world.