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Re:Radeon RX 6500 XT is bad at cryptocurrency mining on purp... by chii on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @07:34PM (#29900621)
> "Who has the authority to ban crypto?" > The answer is the government.

The gov't is supposed to represent the people's will. So are you saying that it is the will of the people to ban crypto? Aka, is crypto something that is causing harm to society, like heroin addiction etc?

Let's go back to the prohibition era - why did the gov't decide to ban alcohol? And why did they re-instate it back afterwards?

I argue that gov't is not an "authority" - they merely execute the ban. The authority lies with the average views of society. Bans on slavery, for example, is only possible because most people slowly came around to disliking it (mostly people who don't benefit from it - while those who do vehemently fought against the banning).

Re:Radeon RX 6500 XT is bad at cryptocurrency mining on purp... by netizen-936824 on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @09:00PM (#29901351)
Was it the "will of the people" to ban all drugs? Because that's not how I remember it. Specifically one good example is how MDMA got banned, tons of psychiatrists and psychologists went to court to speak out against the ban and the judge agreed with them. Did the DEA give a shit? Absolutely not. Banned.

Not to mention, the US forced the anti drug ideology on the rest of the planet through economic coercion

Re:Radeon RX 6500 XT is bad at cryptocurrency mining on purp... by codebolt on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @12:51AM (#29902814)
I'd say public opinion is absolutely swaying in the direction of a ban, especially as the facts become clearer.