Imagine shouting on social media that your shitcoin is so much better and then, in the last 9 blocks, there are 469 transactions. #XMR

The dildo of consequences rarely arrives lubed.

"Mining's huge power consumption will send Texans' power bills through the roof," Bitcoin detractors screamed. According to @Pierre Rochard over the past year, the load of mining in Texas has increased by 30 percent while the price of electricity has dropped by 80 percent. We often underestimate how Bitcoin's real incentive lies in its intrinsic link to electricity.