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		sMarsIntruder on Sept 16, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Ethereum merge is done You got downvoted because “PoW is bad for the environment” is a strong mainstream argument. PoS is pure oligarchy but people loves it because “it saves the planet!!1” Eventually, people will understand differences.

exo762 on Sept 26, 2022 [–]

PoW is worse w.r.t power concentration. PoW is just PoS with additional steps. Such as having connections with energy providers, being able to buy newest bitmain ASICs early, etc.

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