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Topic	NFTs are a scam right?
Xeybozn 04/12/21 6:25:11 PM #26:	Paratroopa1 posted... So like, imagine that instead of just using your computer or phone to do a normal task, you instead had a bank of hundreds of computers that you had playing Crysis 3 on the highest settings 24/7 in a competitive arms race with other people doing the same thing that's why and how it's worse The issue isn't just that blockchain stuff uses a ton of power, it's that there's no real good reason they have to. Really, there aren't many good reasons to use blockchains even ignoring the energy cost, but the energy usage outweighs any positives by a lot. --- Congrats to 2020 GotD Guru champ azuarc! <cite>Xeybozn posted [p:952761550] in NFTs are a... [t:79401827]...</cite> <quote>Paratroopa1 posted...</cite> <quote> So like, imagine that instead of just using your computer or phone to do a normal task, you instead had a bank of hundreds of computers that you had playing Crysis 3 on the highest settings 24/7 in a competitive arms race with other people doing the same thing that's why and how it's worse </quote> The issue isn't just that blockchain stuff uses a ton of power, it's that there's no real good reason they have to. Really, there aren't many good reasons to use blockchains even ignoring the energy cost, but the energy usage outweighs any positives by a lot. --- Congrats to 2020 GotD Guru champ azuarc!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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