So we are the Romans of crypto, doing cool experiments? And it won't take off until the equivalent of worldwide deforestation and peasants freezing in the wintertime?
Cryptocurrencies are (or at least the famous one is) deliberately inefficient. Most of the times I've brought this up or seen someone else bring it up, a bitcoin fan insists this is a selling point. If so, it's only going to get worse unless it's banned.
OTOH if you meant cryptography, then quite possibly yes.
My sort-of-joking-conspiracy-theory is that "Satoshi Nakamoto" was a clandestine sentient AI who invented cryptocurrency as a way to incentivise the hairless monkeys networking together as much processing power as possible.
ben_w|3 years ago
Cryptocurrencies are (or at least the famous one is) deliberately inefficient. Most of the times I've brought this up or seen someone else bring it up, a bitcoin fan insists this is a selling point. If so, it's only going to get worse unless it's banned.
OTOH if you meant cryptography, then quite possibly yes.
MilStdJunkie|3 years ago
jamiek88|3 years ago
The exact opposite of an Industrial Revolution.
Actually it’s more of a virus or a parasite upon our industrial society. Adds no value, consumes gigawatts.