Good morning Beehaw it is currently 5:30 am in the morning here in Australia Nov 9 2024.
It may not be morning where you are but it is always morning somewhere on Earth. Plus this chat is more of a vibe.
Have you been doing any hobbies lately or discovered a new tv show? Maybe you worked on something and want to share it or you recently found something you are passionate about?
Now, I will say straight out that I am a much bigger fan of proof of work than proof of stake in order to keep the system decentralized and honest. However, Monero at least is completely CPU mined and ASIC devices do not exist for it because it’s purposely been made to keep them out.
I am guessing yours and most people’s concerns with proof of work is not necessarily the power use, but the power use in such a concentrated area. And that is avoided with Monero not having ASIC devices. Because people are doing it on their desktop computers while they are taking a shower.
My problem with the power use is has coal/ fossil fuels been used that would have not been used otherwise. If being ASIC resistant leads to less coal being burnt because not everywhere uses renewable energy than it is better than the alternative of having coal hungry ASIC machines burning through resources.
That is going to be highly dependent on location. ASIC miners go for wherever the power is cheapest because they are big companies and are trying to turn a profit. Whereas people mining Monero are using their CPUs on their computers that they already have in their bedroom.