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> not wasting tons of precious energy and talent If it's China and the government owns that energy and talent then yes. If it is a free country, then the gove
by jcarrano 4y ago
> not wasting tons of precious energy and talent
If it's China and the government owns that energy and talent then yes. If it is a free country, then the government has no businesses telling us how to best invest our resources and talent.
- nicbou 4y agoIt can however regulate the harmful externalities of where that talent is invested. Fraud and tax evasion are still criminal. Destroying energy with reckless abandon could be. I really don't like crypto, but I don't see why everything I dislike should be illegal. The active harm it causes should be illegal though, but I believe that it's largely the case already. Besides, crypto bros weren't exactly cracking the atom before crypto became profitable. The rest of our industry is devoted to either making people click ads, or creating toll roads on every human interaction.