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> Who are you to dictate what someone does with energy they pay for? A member in a democratic society that doesn't give you a fundamental right to mine bitcoin
by spywaregorilla 5y ago
> Who are you to dictate what someone does with energy they pay for?
A member in a democratic society that doesn't give you a fundamental right to mine bitcoins.
> Just because you do not like what they do, doesn't mean you can ban it if it's not harming you.
Believe it or not, this is not how society works.
- chii 5y ago>> Just because you do not like what they do, doesn't mean you can ban it if it's not harming you. > Believe it or not, this is not how society works. and yet, we are now unbanning a lot of activities that some people dislike - such as smoking pot. the OP's point is that not everyone is in consensus about the energy use of PoW being a waste.