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Re:Bitcoin miners are buying power plants by SwimSwimHungry on Friday April 16, 2021 @02:16AM (#26830204)
The problem with text based conversations like this is that you really aren't able to perceive my physical or emotional state easily over text. Using all caps and multiple punctuation marks are also not only extremely rude in polite company, but I'm sure HN has rules against that kind of thing. :)

And bawolff... my aim is to at least give those reading from the sidelines some things to think about. I am sure as heck unable to convince a hardcore proponent of Bitcoin to change in a 15-20 minute back and forth, not because my points are necessarily bad, but because human beings are a stubborn lot (I know I can be too!)

I think I did OK overall. I know some of my comments were reacted to negatively, but that's fine. I don't expect agreement easily.

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Re:Bitcoin miners are buying power plants by bawolff on Friday April 16, 2021 @02:58AM (#26830494)
> And bawolff... my aim is to at least give those reading from the sidelines some things to think about.

And are you under the impression that you're the only voice that people on the sidelines are going to hear? You need to understand the counter arguments so you can adapt your own arguments to counter them. You can't defeat an enemy you don't understand.

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Re:Bitcoin miners are buying power plants by SwimSwimHungry on Friday April 16, 2021 @04:30AM (#26831169)
Right. I thought that was already obvious. Are you done pontificating to me?
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