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Re:Infrastructure bill cryptocurrency surveillance provision... by trasz on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @06:23AM (#28047524)
As opposed to defining “useful” along the lines of “generating profit”.

So, sure, cryptocurrency startups can innovate a new way of making money. But it doesn’t make them useful. One could argue it doesn’t even make them not harmful.

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Re:Infrastructure bill cryptocurrency surveillance provision... by astoor on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @07:02AM (#28047775)
I would also prefer "useful", as in "capable of being put to use", to apply to uses with net positive outcomes for society - I was just trying to make the point that, unfortunately, many others don't.
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