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The great part about cryptocurrency is that if you don’t want it, don’t buy it - don’t read about it - don’t do anything. It is a purely voluntary system. If you want to avoid US Dollars, it’s essentially impossible for most people.

There is no problem with Ethereum.



Except if you want to buy a GPU today.


You're correct in the financial sense, but not socially.

I can't entirely opt out of crypto because people around me are making or losing (mostly losing) money it.

Mining also pollutes air that I breathe and accelerates climate change.

Regardless of whether you think these external effects are worthwhile, they exist and are unavoidable.


Except miners slurping up the entire limited GPU supply means I haven't been able to afford a proper graphics card for about 3 years now.




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