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[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 children)

Apparently, although its really sad it hasn't been more of a priority. Drew is 100% right here, that proof of work is an utterly awful solution to the double-spend problem, in terms of energy waste, ecological harm, and actual use as a currency and not a speculative scam.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 3 years ago

In current sociaty there is no bigger goal other than get rich quick. No need to blame people which just follow the promoted rules