I read an HN article about Bitcoin in 2011 when it was about $1 per BTC, and mining on AWS was still profitable. I dismissed as a stupid novelty that's not wor

I read an HN article about Bitcoin in 2011 when it was about $1 per BTC, and mining on AWS was still profitable. I dismissed as a stupid novelty that's not worth the time to set up an AWS instance. Lesson learned: don't listen to HN.