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Re:Radeon RX 6500 XT is bad at cryptocurrency mining on purp... by spywaregorilla on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @06:49PM (#29900160)
> Who are you to dictate what someone does with energy they pay for?

A member in a democratic society that doesn't give you a fundamental right to mine bitcoins.

> Just because you do not like what they do, doesn't mean you can ban it if it's not harming you.

Believe it or not, this is not how society works.

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Re:Radeon RX 6500 XT is bad at cryptocurrency mining on purp... by chii on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @07:57PM (#29900877)
>> Just because you do not like what they do, doesn't mean you can ban it if it's not harming you.

> Believe it or not, this is not how society works.

and yet, we are now unbanning a lot of activities that some people dislike - such as smoking pot. the OP's point is that not everyone is in consensus about the energy use of PoW being a waste.

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