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by flyinglizard 1944 days ago
Doesn’t any method by which work is done, in a proof of work system, consume energy?
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Locally and classically, yes. But quantum effects demonstrably break locality. Call it quantum woo if you want, but the reality is that we perceive the world top-down and know incredibly little of how our universe actually functions from the bottom up.