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Could you explain how you see crypto miners as infringing on other's freedoms?

I certainly agree with your first sentence, and think NVIDIA crippling hash rates on their GPUs is the lesser of two evils - just because I think crypto miners are a) wasting massive amounts of electricity and b) messing up prices in the GPU market.

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Let's see... crypto-miners hoarding GPUs by the tens, hundreds, even, driving up GPU prices for the non-miner. Also, when the cycle busts, hoards of cheap, abused mining cards flood the second-hand market, making it difficult for companies to sell fresh cards, and also possibly hurting the company's reputation when an abused mined-on GPU fails prematurely.

Miners can whine, all they want, but something needs to happen to hamper their greed for virtual money.

Jeez I know all that and support this move by NVIDIA. Fuck the miners for all I care, I thought I said as much in my original post.

I just don't think they're 'infringing on my freedoms' or whatever.

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