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[–] MindTraveller@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Well, thanks for agreeing with me

[–] VictoriaAScharleau@lemmy.world -3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

three raspberry pis would also use more power than 2. it doesn't mean that Bitcoin is designed to waste power. it means people are willing to spend energy on mining

[–] MindTraveller@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

But it could be done with 2. The third one is spending power for no common good.

[–] VictoriaAScharleau@lemmy.world -2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

not for a common good, but the other two can hardly be said to be altruistic either.

[–] MindTraveller@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Exactly, it's a system where everyone running the infrastructure is a greedy dick

[–] VictoriaAScharleau@lemmy.world -2 points 1 month ago

this is true of any other commodity extraction operation, though. lumbering, mining, fishing...