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Re:George Soros: Facebook and Google are a menace to society by haydenmk2 on Friday January 26, 2018 @04:46AM (#16237996)
> I just can't see why the one technology that has unbounded energy waste problems and is primarily used for get-rich-quick schemes is also seen as a feasible way to solve societal problems.

I see where you're coming from, but cryptocurrencies are not the only use of blockchain.

That's a shame that bitcoin throws such a big shadow over everything else.

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Re:George Soros: Facebook and Google are a menace to society by TeMPOraL on Friday January 26, 2018 @04:53AM (#16238023)
Do you have any resources on blockchains-but-without-cryptocurrency-applications? I'd love to read them to rebalance my perspective.

If, as you say, there is something worthwhile under the shadow of Bitcoin, I feel it really needs get itself a PR flashlight.

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