Cookie Clicker, Cryptomining, and You

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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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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