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Re:Some locals say a Bitcoin mining operation is ruining one... by p1mrx on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @03:22PM (#27753118)
I don't think capitalism is "wrong" for finding an exploit, but those liberal representative democracies should realize that turning retired power plants into miners is bad, and pass laws to prevent that business model from working.
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Re:Some locals say a Bitcoin mining operation is ruining one... by gwright on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @07:03PM (#27755463)
Why impugn "capitalism" when you could have just said that the business model has negative consequences that should be addressed via legislation?

I was reacting to the non-sequitur that you were suggesting that somehow capitalism was at fault in this situation.

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