Re:Ethereum will use around 99.95% less energy post merge
by sidlls on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @07:30PM
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No offense, but you and the few dozens (exaggerating here for emphasis) of others around the world who use crypto as a currency regularly just don’t even matter in the context of the world’s financial systems.
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Re:Ethereum will use around 99.95% less energy post merge
by Baeocystin on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @07:42PM
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No offense taken. I know I am currently in the (significant) minority.
But it's been six years, now, since using crypto has been a genuine net benefit for me, and this is completely outside of any kind of monetary speculation. That's not nothing. Is it a useful comparison, one guy that works in tech vs. the world's financial systems?
If using crypto helps me, it can help other people, too. That's enough for a real start, all on its own.
Re:Ethereum will use around 99.95% less energy post merge
by tshaddox on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @08:42PM
(#27203230)
Cool so just ban it without worrying about who it hurts because you’ve literally explicitly declared that they don’t matter.
Re:Ethereum will use around 99.95% less energy post merge
by sidlls on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @11:01PM
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Well, yes, if banning something considered harmful for the vast majority hurts a few, at some point it's worth considering. The line differs for everyone to be sure. For crypto"currency" in particular I'm not sure an outright ban is merited. It sure does seem more useful for criminal organizations and trading casinos to part unsophisticated "investors" (idealists?) from their cash than for actual people to use to conduct business, though.