Re:Why NFTs are bad: the short version
by kelseyfrog on Friday November 19, 2021 @06:41PM
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Thank you. I've been trying to convince people that coal power isn't bad because solar exists and is gaining production share. As long as alternatives exist, coal does nothing to the environment.
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They are not saying coal isn’t bad. They are saying electricity isn’t bad. You can choose to use solar power already today. And soon by default everyone will be on solar power. Coal is still bad.
Your analogy is wrong, even sarcastically.
A correct version would be: I’ve been trying to convince people that power isn’t bad, even though some is generated with coal, because solar exists.
And that version makes sense.
Re:Why NFTs are bad: the short version
by Dylan16807 on Saturday November 20, 2021 @12:27AM
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It makes sense until you talk about the persistence of coal power as a moot point and mock the very idea of power being bad for the environment.
Re:Why NFTs are bad: the short version
by upwardbound on Friday November 19, 2021 @07:02PM
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Can you elaborate? I can't tell if you're being sarcastic. What do you mean by "As long as alternatives exist, coal does nothing to the environment."?
Re:Why NFTs are bad: the short version
by Dylan16807 on Friday November 19, 2021 @07:25PM
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> What do you mean by "As long as alternatives exist, coal does nothing to the environment."?
Read that sentence like "As long as proof of stake exists, proof of work is a 'moot point' toward the environment."
They're making an analogy to the OP comment to argue that it's a bad excuse.
Re:Why NFTs are bad: the short version
by kelseyfrog on Friday November 19, 2021 @07:19PM
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It is very difficult to convey sarcasm through text. If you thought my previous comment was devoid of all reason and thought, may I direct you to its parent?
Please edit said comment to add a /s or similar, its intent wasn't apparent to me either.
There's a growing popularity (community?) for art NFT's on alternative blockchains like Tezos with Hicetnunc mainly due to Ethereum's barrier of entry and restrictively high gas fees.