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Re:Blockchains Considered Harmful: Is Brute-Force Processing... by jerkstate on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @07:52PM (#15606596)
it's insanely expensive to mine gold, but we do that too. there are shared delusions about what we are willing to trade our labor for. it doesn't have to make sense.
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Re:Blockchains Considered Harmful: Is Brute-Force Processing... by xg15 on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @07:56PM (#15606637)
Yes, and we'll also eradicate the rainforest for profit even though that might spell doom for the ecosystem of the planet. Only because everyone does something doesn't mean it's a good thing to do.
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