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Re:Radeon RX 6500 XT is bad at cryptocurrency mining on purp... by cedilla on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @06:02PM (#29899658)
Your use of words like "bullying" and "pushing" suggests you frame this as some kind of antagonistic battle instead of arguing on the merits.

People don't get upset when we outlaw things because the rule of law is a great thing in general. People enjoy not getting mugged or having their water supply poisoned. Please tell me how a ban on poisoning the water supply is "bullying".

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Re:Radeon RX 6500 XT is bad at cryptocurrency mining on purp... by randomhodler84 on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @06:13PM (#29899796)
Please provide a better analogy. I don’t see what using electricity has to do with poisoning water.
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Re:Radeon RX 6500 XT is bad at cryptocurrency mining on purp... by cedilla on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @06:17PM (#29899844)
The point of contention is your claim that bans are "fascist". You have not substantiated that claim, so I don't really know why I even try to refute it, but I tried with a simple illustration that sometimes, banning things is not "fascist", and not bullying.
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