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I really don't follow. Can anyone enlighten me? I used to go with the casual notion 'tech isn't evil' / 'even a chair can be used as a weapon'. What have I miss
by gtsop 5y ago
I really don't follow. Can anyone enlighten me? I used to go with the casual notion 'tech isn't evil' / 'even a chair can be used as a weapon'. What have I missed here for blockchain?
- johnday 5y agoThe position of web3 is that we should be using "chairs" to run websites. The infrastructure of crypto is blatantly inappropriate for the domains people are trying to apply it to. Which leaves open the question, why are they pushing for it? The answer should be clear to anyone with a passing knowledge of the crypto scene.
- gtsop 5y agoIs this the position of crypto or the position of people driving crypto? I am trying to understand here if there something inherently wrong with the technology or just with the people running it.
- awild 5y agoA chair's proof of concept doesn't burn the energy of a small industrialized nation?
- gtsop 5y agoNuclear energy vs nuclear bombs? How you use it makes a difference?
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- mike741 5y agoComputers as a whole burn the energy of many small industrialized nations. Is that to say computers shouldn't be used? Or is it simply a statement of how widely used computers are?
- beaconstudios 5y agoyou need to take the cost/benefit. Computers may use a lot of energy but they're essentially the nervous system of collective humanity now - they're eminently useful. Cryptocurrencies on the other hand - their primary utility is taking person A's money and giving it to person B without producing any beneficial side effects.