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by inshadows 1924 days ago
Yeah, pretty much expected these comments would appear soon. How come everytime Bitcoin thread is started, 99% of comments are people absolutely clueless about how difficulty is regulated within Bitcoin protocol?
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Daishiman 1924 days ago
There was no comment about BTC difficulty. It's a comment about the pernicious impact of BTC on the world with practically no benefit to show for it.
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hddu 1924 days ago
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/810859107894008357/
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inshadows 1924 days ago
Yeah, and the truth is Bitcoin doesn't have negative impact on the world. Miners do.
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rspeele 1924 days ago
This is kind of like the old joke that falling from a great height is perfectly safe, it's only landing that's dangerous.
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belltaco 1924 days ago
Almost everything in Bitcoin was intentionally designed around mining.
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jrv 1924 days ago
But Bitcoin can't exist without miners...
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