Ethereum will use around 99.95% less energy post merge

Re:Ethereum will use around 99.95% less energy post merge by micropresident on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @11:51AM (#27196329)

Obviously the people want to put energy towards finding hashes or they wouldn't be doing it. What you're advocating for is a minority of people who actually vote to influence the government to send people with guns to stop the actions of people who are voting with their labor.

There will come a time when people like you -- who play God over others -- are ousted from society.

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Re:Ethereum will use around 99.95% less energy post merge by pnt12 on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @12:07PM (#27196639)

"The people" who do it are less than 1% of "the people" a government represents.

There are already laws in most countries forbidding you to litter, and you would never call that "playing God" - it just happens that littering with crypto mining is a multi billion dollar industry.

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Re:Ethereum will use around 99.95% less energy post merge by micropresident on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @12:47PM (#27197404)

I do call it playing God. In California there are laws against littering and they are not enforced. You cannot regulate change into the hearts of men.

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Re:Ethereum will use around 99.95% less energy post merge by mckeed on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @12:13PM (#27196765)

That's like saying people shouldn't try to ban meth because meth cooks are working hard.

It's just not a realistic outlook on how typical people want society to function. Most people do not believe PoW cryptocurrency is important to society.

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