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Re:Don't mine Bitcoin, mine Altcoins by seqastian on Thursday August 24, 2017 @09:39AM (#15089991)
The argument is not about individual intensity, but about absolute numbers. Millions of people on facebook/google/twitter compared to few crypto miners.
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Re:Don't mine Bitcoin, mine Altcoins by volkk on Thursday August 24, 2017 @09:59AM (#15090136)
I would hesitate to use the word "few."

Imagine the power consumption in a place like this: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/qkvxk3/chinas-big...

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Re:Don't mine Bitcoin, mine Altcoins by KekDemaga on Thursday August 24, 2017 @10:12AM (#15090234)
Instagram et all provides humans with a great deal of value compared to bitcoin though. Rather than hashing random things they allow communication and entertainment.
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Re:Don't mine Bitcoin, mine Altcoins by adamnemecek on Thursday August 24, 2017 @10:16AM (#15090264)
Don't project your preferences on others.
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