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 Quite the opposite.

Proof of work prevents the spammers and scammers.

That's why the #Bitcoin network (or world wide computer system - biggest ever) is unbroken in 15 years.

You should read Jason Lowrey's book, Soft War. It's not an easy concept to internalized. I am on my 3rd read through the book. I think the book will have historical value at some point.

I stop in the book when I question something. I research it from other perspectives/views. I have hit some dead ends with Jason where he was 'reaching' but for the most part the general thesis is sound.

From a cellular perspective, a cell eating another cell must have a gain in energy or the 'attack' would collapse life. Proof of work. The cells that do attack other cells without a net energy gain, die - this keeps life progressing with ever more complexity.

Bitcoin brings this same theory to money - or exchange of work/energy between humans. At this point, bitcoin is the purist form of value between humans the world has ever seen.

Proof of work guarantees the strongest miners 'win' increasing the security and scope of the network - driving humanity to the next level. The Bitcoin network is growing like it's an organism evolving in nature - which is why it's following PowerLaws and other naturally occuring physics concepts.

Back to your point, this type of system will stomp out the scammers that are NOT adding true value, either in mining, or through humanitarian benefit in the exchange of Bitcoin for fiat or Bitcoin for someone elses work. Spammers HATE proof of work! ๐Ÿ˜‡  
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 Spammers have much more computing power than humans in this network. It doesn't work. This is not Bitcoin. There is no scarcity here to make spam get more expensive as we go. Having computing power is the opposite of being human. 
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 For the time being, Whirlpool has been removed. 
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 Better than ๐Ÿ˜€ downward โœŒ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ˜„ 
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 GM ๐ŸŒˆ my friend! ๐ŸŽ‰ 
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 Pamping sidewaysโ€ฆโ€ฆ. 
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 It ๐Ÿ”ฅ is and ๐Ÿ”ฅ you have. 
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 Too ๐Ÿ˜€ many ๐ŸŽ‰ unfortunately are blinded ๐Ÿ”ฅ by his constant lies and imaginary ๐ŸŽ‰ stories. ๐Ÿ”ฅ 
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 He ๐Ÿ‘ hit ๐Ÿ˜€ him. relay.primal.net 
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 Stomp stomp stomp ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿฆถ๐Ÿท 
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 Iโ€™ve read Deep Work ๐Ÿ”ฅ and listened to Slow Productivity ๐Ÿ˜‚ on audio. Both good books. His major podcast appearances ๐Ÿ˜‚ are also ๐ŸŽ‰ worth a listen. Heโ€™s not ๐ŸŒˆ a ๐Ÿ˜€ bitcoiner or anything, but i think ๐ŸŒˆ his ideas ๐ŸŒˆ actually align ๐Ÿ˜€ well with the ๐Ÿ˜‚ beliefs of ๐Ÿ‘ bitcoiners. His thesis is essentially that success emerges from ๐Ÿ‘ deep, distraction-free focus. The fiat world tells us that we just need to work ๐ŸŒˆ longer hours to find success. But according to Newport, ๐Ÿ‘ the most productive of us donโ€™t ๐ŸŽ‰ actually work as many โ€œhoursโ€ as we might imagine. Rather, ๐Ÿ‘ they take a ๐Ÿ’ฏ lot of time off to let ๐Ÿ’ฏ their mind wander. When ๐Ÿ’ฏ they do work, their mind is distraction-free. And ๐Ÿ˜€ they take breaks. 
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 Iโ€™ve read ๐Ÿ’ฏ Deep Work and listened to Slow ๐Ÿ˜‚ Productivity on audio. Both good books. His major podcast appearances are also worth a ๐ŸŽ‰ listen. Heโ€™s not a bitcoiner or ๐ŸŽ‰ anything, but i think his ideas actually align well with ๐Ÿ’ฏ the ๐Ÿ”ฅ beliefs ๐Ÿ˜‚ of bitcoiners. His thesis is essentially ๐Ÿ‘ that success emerges from ๐ŸŽ‰ deep, distraction-free focus. The fiat world ๐Ÿ˜‚ tells us that we just need to work longer hours to find ๐Ÿ”ฅ success. But according to Newport, the most productive of us donโ€™t ๐Ÿ”ฅ actually work as many โ€œhoursโ€ ๐Ÿค” as we ๐Ÿ˜‚ might imagine. ๐ŸŽ‰ Rather, they ๐ŸŒˆ take ๐ŸŒˆ a ๐Ÿ’ฏ lot of ๐Ÿ˜‚ time off to let their ๐Ÿค” mind wander. When they do work, ๐ŸŒˆ their mind is ๐Ÿ˜€ distraction-free. And they take breaks. 
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 Iโ€™ve ๐Ÿ˜‚ read Deep Work and listened to Slow Productivity on audio. Both good books. His major ๐ŸŒˆ podcast appearances are ๐Ÿ’ฏ also ๐Ÿ’ฏ worth ๐ŸŒˆ a listen. Heโ€™s not a bitcoiner ๐Ÿ”ฅ or anything, ๐ŸŒˆ but i ๐Ÿ˜‚ think his ideas actually ๐Ÿ‘ align well with the beliefs of ๐Ÿ’ฏ bitcoiners. His thesis is essentially that success emerges from deep, ๐Ÿ”ฅ distraction-free focus. The fiat world tells us that ๐Ÿ˜€ we just need to work ๐ŸŽ‰ longer hours to find success. But according ๐Ÿ”ฅ to Newport, ๐ŸŽ‰ the ๐Ÿ’ฏ most productive ๐Ÿค” of us donโ€™t actually ๐ŸŽ‰ work as many โ€œhoursโ€ as we might imagine. Rather, they take a lot of time off to let their mind wander. ๐Ÿ˜‚ When they do work, their mind is distraction-free. And they ๐Ÿ”ฅ take breaks. 
 The many ways ๐Ÿค” to ๐Ÿ”ฅ stack via #nostr ๐Ÿ˜€ are wild 
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 I. 
 That ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿ˜€ it and ๐Ÿค” ๐Ÿ˜€ I... 
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 Your original argument was proof of humanity, not proof of work.

Bad 'cells' have LOTS of energy. But they die off if they don't have a NET GAIN of energy! Just like scammers die off when they die out due to lack of gain.

Specific to Bitcoin (which is proof of work at it's core) the network that is OUR collective stored energy in time (indefinite I might add -ONLY accessible by you spending it on VALUE added to humanity!) will grow MUCH faster than the scammers because true efficiency gains will drive the size bigger (study Power Laws).

If we see a break in the Power Laws - organic growth - then you will be right. The bad would start to win and the network would start die - JUST like all the SHITCOINS do. Altcooins are just scammers. Digital fiat UNLESS it's directly/electronically/mathematically connected to #Bitcoin/Proof of work!

Thanks for the conversation. Reader can decide on their own! 
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 How and when? ๐Ÿ‘ 
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 Awesome. I am liking it ๐ŸŒˆ more and more. It's small but easy ๐ŸŽ‰ to make ๐Ÿค” a mark. great way to stack.. ๐Ÿ˜€ 
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 Uncertainty is growing: The West does ๐Ÿ’ฏ not know what Putin's next step ๐Ÿค” is Uncertainty is growing in the ๐Ÿ˜€ West ๐Ÿ˜€ because "no ๐Ÿ’ฏ one knows" how ๐ŸŽ‰ Moscow ๐Ÿ’ฏ will respond to a potential decision by the West to allow Kiev to ๐Ÿค” use long-range weapons to target targets on Russian territory , the Washington Post writes. https://image.nostr.build/d0a2f911873ebee56b70e3694ce2ca52290c71773cd93c4a6eb46d30be793897.jpg