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"are we using all that computation effectively to make as much difference as our forebears did[...]?" With Bitcoin we are literally using this power to prove t
by praptak 5y ago
"are we using all that computation effectively to make as much difference as our forebears did[...]?"
With Bitcoin we are literally using this power to prove to each other we burned some megajoules which we could otherwise use to power some physical stuff.
The difference made so far: it is easier to pay for drugs in order to evade stupid anti-drug laws.
- ur-whale 5y agoI'm genuinely amazed at the level of deep-seated hatred folks on HN have towards crypto. Aside from the fact that your comment is completely OT, what could possibly motivate you, at every tiny opportunity to do so, to spew so much negativity on a topic that - in all likelihood - has exactly zero impact on your life? As much as I try to imagine another scenario, I find myself forced to cycle back to a nocoiner type explanation, which if correct, would be very sad indeed.
- klelatti 5y ago> 280 TWh and the associated emissions is not zero impact. [1] [1] https://ccaf.io/cbeci/index https://ccaf.io/cbeci/index