Cookie Clicker, Cryptomining, and You

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Cookie Clicker
Game:
Cookie Clicker (2013)
Duration: 16:26
2,882 views
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In this week's video essay we consider the allure of "getting something for nothing," by analyzing the popular "idle game" (particularly Cookie Clicker) and crytocurrencies/cryptomining. Regardless of your thoughts on the legitimacy of bitcoin as a currency now and in the future, there is pretty much no denying that it guzzles a lot of electricity to transfer and mine, a problem that is likely to grow exponentially.

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Some citations:
https://www.amazon.com/Politics-Bitcoin-Right-Wing-Extremism-Forerunners/dp/1517901804
https://www.wired.com/story/bitcoin-mining-guzzles-energyand-its-carbon-footprint-just-keeps-growing/
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-56012952
https://cbeci.org/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Practice_of_Everyday_Life

0:00 - Introduction
3:21 - Part One: "Get Your Money for Nothing"
9:29 - Part Two: Mining for Cash

Additional footage from: Snoman Gaming, Linus Tech Tips, various game trailers, IGN, Pexelate, The Life of a Miner
Music from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker, Earthbound, Super Mario 64, Undertale

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