Stop the simulation, I want to get off.

  • blobjim [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    They're basically making sure that the capitalists can colonize decentralized blockchain stuff before the poors can do anything without capitalists. Not that blockchain stuff will ever lead to anything useful.

    • No_Values [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      Have to disagree, crypto currency is a dead end, but the underlying Blockchain tech is sound for use in other distributed/decentralised tech such has a secure voting system for example

      • AlexisOhanian [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        Oh my god imagine the fucking impact in CO2 if every vote was an NFT transaction, I'm losing my mind.

        • No_Values [none/use name]
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          4 years ago

          Fair point, it would have to be employed has an alternative to 'parliaments' or referendums carried out physically by people traveling in fossil fuel consuming vehicles and other associated environmental impacts paper etc, rather than to ensure the authenticity of every Facebook poll

          • AlexisOhanian [he/him]
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            4 years ago

            Even then, one NFT transaction has the electricity cost of a household use over a week. It's extremely inefficient. Driving to the polls is probably better for the environment, unbelievably.

            • No_Values [none/use name]
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              4 years ago

              The proposed voting systems I've seen have a lower transaction cost than bitcoin NFTs, but yeah without some concrete projections you could well be right, however I still maintain there are ways to employ a cryptographically secure decentralised proof of work system that won't fuck the environment