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> "Because I can" is a good enough reason to do anything that doesn't cause harm to others. It's hard to tell in advance how any action may impact others. Th
by chrsig 4y ago
> "Because I can" is a good enough reason to do anything that doesn't cause harm to others.
It's hard to tell in advance how any action may impact others. The extreme example: jumping off a bridge doesn't physically harm others. But having to look at, examine, or otherwise interact with your corpse may inflict trauma on others.
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- elpakal 4y agoIsn't there also an environmental cost for all things blockchain because of power consumption? That doesn't directly impact others but might eventually.
- TickleSteve 4y ago"proof of work" is the computationally expensive thing... a block-chain is simply a data structure with many uses outside of cryptocurrencies.
- swyx 4y agodid you just compare releasing a new OSS project to suicide?
- rmbyrro 4y agoAre you advocating for suicide on a crematory?