On anti-crypto toxicity

Re:On anti-crypto toxicity by arriu on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @09:02AM (#31096261)

You’re comparing database to a trust-less distributed fault tolerant system. Of course the db has a smaller energy footprint but it doesn’t provide the same features. It’s like saying a bicycle rolls down the road just as well as a car so we should not use the car.

There are blockchains now that are designed to be optimal for what they provide.

The bigger issue is that there are applications running on chains that clearly don’t need the features of the chain.

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Re:On anti-crypto toxicity by bertil on Thursday April 21, 2022 @01:03PM (#31112090)

I’m saying that for 95% of journeys currently done with cars, bicycles would be perfectly fine. I mean that both litterally and figuratively. More importantly, both for transport and for digital services, if we don’t switch to bicyles, there won’t be a planet to run those services for.

You are advocating for the end of the world as we know it within ten years.

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