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treeman79

So is Bitcoin screwing over the rest of the economy now?

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All proof-of-work is. Because the "work" being "proven" isn't actual work. It's just waste.

Congratulations! I see you got downvoted for telling the truth.

After being here for 12 years, I'm used to it. ;)

At a certain point gotta take pride in being downvoted for uncomfortable truths.

Counterexample: https://foldingcoin.net/

Or maybe it's the example that proves the rule..

To be fair, this only works because it is difficult to make money off of protein folding. It is kind of a waste, but not wasteful enough to criticize it.

Unlikely. Everyone is screwing everyone else.

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