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by rantwasp 1823 days ago
> The criticism is that it's roughly speaking the least efficient system humanity has ever implemented.

Maybe, but setting bitcoin aside for a moment, the blockchain and the distributed trust is a revolutionary technology.

Imagine people complaining about how much cars pollute and how we should stick with horses. Are you willing to give up your car and everything that has an internal combustion engine?