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by whywhywhywhy 3053 days ago
Think it's interesting how angry website miners make people vs just a banner ad also consuming your entire CPU.

Definitely feel it has an element of Bitcoin FOMO to it. The idea someone used their CPU could get rich off it angers people more than just a badly coded ad using the same amount of CPU.

(Not saying the anger isn't justified, purely an observation when really the power wastage is the same)