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I agree that fossils fuels are being subsidized where they should be carbon taxed, and that's the only reason most crypto mining (and many other industries) usi
by teawrecks 5y ago
I agree that fossils fuels are being subsidized where they should be carbon taxed, and that's the only reason most crypto mining (and many other industries) using fossils fuels is still viable. But I disagree that bans are always authoritarian "madness". We ban things all the time. There are many substances and contraptions that you must hold a license to own or use. We have ban murder. We don't just disincentivize it, we actually do not allow it. And no one disagrees that this should be the case.
And this isn't a slippery slope argument, we are now at the point where irresponsible care for our climate is translating into actual lives lost.
Also, this is a perfect example of calling something "fascist" that categorically does not fit the definition of fascist. Fascism requires you to believe that one arbitrary group of people is superior to another, and that the govt/legislation should reflect this.
- randomhodler84 5y agoThe arbitrary group is nevercoiners, who read something years ago and did some napkin math and drew some very wrong conclusions. They think they are better than the Bitcoiners. The nevercoiners are fascists.
- teawrecks 5y agoI thought you said this was a war on general purpose computing. Wouldn't the arbitrary group then be anyone who uses a computer? I don't want to restate everything I said above (which you definitely need to reread before you even consider responding to me), I just want you to see that you are a walking meme and should take a moment to reassess.
- randomhodler84 5y agoA living breathing walking meme. Are we not all? I’m not worried about this persona at all. It is purposefully as it should be. It services this role. We both agree you can’t stop people doing math.