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> possibility of solar flares wiping out storage/data -- at my bank, on my hard drive and what not. Oh, one solar flare can solve global inequality in an insta
by ClumsyPilot 4y ago
> possibility of solar flares wiping out storage/data -- at my bank, on my hard drive and what not.
Oh, one solar flare can solve global inequality in an instant! There money in all bank account would dissapear and the recently rich would have to pull themselves up by the bootstraps!
- HeavyFeather 4y agoNah, it will just eliminate the middle class. I’m sure the millionaires will figure something out from their villas and yachts.
- EVa5I7bHFq9mnYK 4y agoNot the ones who wrote 12 magic words on a piece of paper ...
- hyperhopper 4y agoWhat are you referring to?
- aftbit 4y agoThe seed phrase for a crypto wallet.
- hyperhopper 4y agoHow would that do anything? Wouldn't the Blockchain be wiped out by such an event?
- aftbit 4y agoYea likely so. I'm not sure why GP posted this other than as a joke. I am just answering what the 12 words were referring to IMO.
- EVa5I7bHFq9mnYK 4y agoBlockchain is much more resilient than regular databases. There are thousands of copies of it across the globe, some are stored deep underground, and even some were launched into the space, I believe.