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Re:Cryptocurrencies’ Carbon Footprint Underestimated by MadSudaca on Tuesday October 05, 2021 @03:17PM (#28764274)
What about the benefit to the rest of society? Everyone else will, in theory, have some of the same powers that the oligarchs have.
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Re:Cryptocurrencies’ Carbon Footprint Underestimated by foepys on Tuesday October 05, 2021 @03:23PM (#28764348)
If you own any money, you also have "some of the same powers" that the oligarchs have. Maybe you can bribe a bouncer to let you into he club, maybe buy nice shoes and impress at a job interview.

It's just so little compared to the oligarchs that it doesn't matter.

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Re:Cryptocurrencies’ Carbon Footprint Underestimated by endisneigh on Tuesday October 05, 2021 @03:23PM (#28764342)
You can do that with a democracy. What benefits do crypto bring?
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Re:Cryptocurrencies’ Carbon Footprint Underestimated by danuker on Tuesday October 05, 2021 @03:58PM (#28764785)
Not a lot of countries are democracies. Politicians listen to lobbyists more than citizens.

With crypto, you don't have to suffer because of them messing up the economy.

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Re:Cryptocurrencies’ Carbon Footprint Underestimated by mavhc on Tuesday October 05, 2021 @04:31PM (#28765185)
When did you suffer because a government messed up the economy?
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Re:Cryptocurrencies’ Carbon Footprint Underestimated by lottin on Tuesday October 05, 2021 @05:21PM (#28765771)
> With crypto, you don't have to suffer because of them messing up the economy.

So you won't be affected by unemployment? Poor public services and infrastructure? Corruption? Police brutality? Crime? Because you have crypto. Open your fucking eyes.

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Re:Cryptocurrencies’ Carbon Footprint Underestimated by eterm on Tuesday October 05, 2021 @03:22PM (#28764339)
Trickle down cryptonomics?
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