It's time for us in the tech world to speak out about cryptocurrency

Re:It's time for us in the tech world to speak out about cry... by kragen on Monday May 31, 2021 @12:18AM (#27340070)

I explained that for years I've been making a living by getting paid in Bitcoin, and that there isn't a better alternative. To argue that Bitcoin's uses are unimportant, you must argue that it is unimportant for me to make a living, much as Roca did with the Native Americans he murdered and enslaved.

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Re:It's time for us in the tech world to speak out about cry... by CRConrad on Friday June 04, 2021 @07:18AM (#27392464)

1) You could just as fucking well be paid in something that doesn't use as much electricity as Switzerland.

2) Electricity is one of the few things that are about as fungible as money. All your blithering about how "crypto uses only the most environmentally friendly energy!" is bullpucky, since that only means that some actually useful stuff must now run on other, less environmentally friendly energy.

3) You misspelled "I sincerely apologise for my unfounded and calumnious accusation". Please stop being such an egregious arsehole.

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Re:It's time for us in the tech world to speak out about cry... by kragen on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @07:01PM (#27454469)

① actually there isn't an alternative, except for working for Argentines, who are desperately competing for the available jobs.

② electricity is fungible, but not portable or storable, and is almost all generated within 200km of its point of use (and well under 10 milliseconds). Also, the supply of electrical power is not fixed; it is rapidly expanding in response to demand. So one use of electricity does not imply less electrical power available even for other things in the same location. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27449443 has a much deeper dive on the issues.

③ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27377190 was posted the day before your unworthy comment.

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