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Board Altcoin Discussion
Re: Gold, Pot, and Fertilizer, oh my!
by
username18333
on 20/08/2015, 21:19:46 UTC
I don't see the difference your distinction makes, (why is this important?).

The electricity is consumed, the sunk cost of the hardware is depreciated over time as it is used, heat is a byproduct.  
The water and sunlight is consumed, land is depreciated, new seeds may be produced, fiber is a byproduct.

No matter and energy is created or destroyed, though a modicum is transformed, in each case.

Both cases the means of production are not consumed, both require some amount of entropy/time to pass.  The process is similar enough that the distinction is not so meaningful.

The guy with the pot started with a seed and some sun.
The guy with the coin started with a CPU, code and some energy.

If you have extra of either, you might do a trade, but... why not just use a better coin?


The "seed and some sun[light]" (NewLiberty) is "consumed" (NewLiberty); however, the "code" (NewLiberty) never is, and the "CPU" (NewLiberty) but marginally so.