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Re:A Texas Town's Misery Underscores the Impact of Bitcoin M... by npoc on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @07:15AM (#39273418)
Who has the right to steal my property if I perform calculations on my computer that cause no harm to anyone? No one!

How about a tax for computer gaming? Explain the difference.

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Re:A Texas Town's Misery Underscores the Impact of Bitcoin M... by kelnos on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @02:17PM (#39292919)
> Who has the right to steal my property if I perform calculations on my computer that cause no harm to anyone?

Did you read the article? Harm is definitely being caused.

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Re:A Texas Town's Misery Underscores the Impact of Bitcoin M... by npoc on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @03:46PM (#39294094)
I assumed that person I replied to wanted to ban it due to the normal fallacies people perpetrate (that its a waste of energy and that people shouldn't be allowed to waste the energy they buy).

Wanting to ban it because of an easily resolved incidence of noise disturbance would be even more insane than I usually expect.

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