06-12-2021, 08:50 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-12-2021, 10:16 PM by HereOnThePrimalEdge.)
The Digital Currency Innovation Lab will position Hawaii at the forefront of financial technology innovation
Which as terracore pointed out is impossible given the current high cost of electricity in Hawaii.
I know it would be asking the state to walk and chew gum at the same time, but if they were serious about "financial technology innovation" there would be concurrent pilot programs for crypto and expanded geothermal. Geothermal power which could also be sold to Big Island residents at the cost of production, not tied to the cost of oil as it is now.
Cheap electricity for residents.
Jobs for residents.
What's not to like unless you're a Luddite who's against building everything except what you already own or might personally want in the future?
At least the consultants and Innovation Lab employees are benefiting from cryptocurrency. The rest of us are like Carl Spackler in Caddyshack, that time he worked for the Dalai Lama on a Tibetan plateau golf course. For a moment Carl thought he'd get stiffed on a tip, but then spoke up for himself, "Hey, Lama, hey, how about a little something, you know, for the effort, you know," and was bestowed a blessing.
"Oh, uh, there won't be any money, but when you die, on your deathbed, you will receive total consciousness."
"So... I got that going for me. Which is nice."
Very nice, and a lot more than we'll probably ever get out of this cryptocurrency deal.
Which as terracore pointed out is impossible given the current high cost of electricity in Hawaii.
I know it would be asking the state to walk and chew gum at the same time, but if they were serious about "financial technology innovation" there would be concurrent pilot programs for crypto and expanded geothermal. Geothermal power which could also be sold to Big Island residents at the cost of production, not tied to the cost of oil as it is now.
Cheap electricity for residents.
Jobs for residents.
What's not to like unless you're a Luddite who's against building everything except what you already own or might personally want in the future?
At least the consultants and Innovation Lab employees are benefiting from cryptocurrency. The rest of us are like Carl Spackler in Caddyshack, that time he worked for the Dalai Lama on a Tibetan plateau golf course. For a moment Carl thought he'd get stiffed on a tip, but then spoke up for himself, "Hey, Lama, hey, how about a little something, you know, for the effort, you know," and was bestowed a blessing.
"Oh, uh, there won't be any money, but when you die, on your deathbed, you will receive total consciousness."
"So... I got that going for me. Which is nice."
Very nice, and a lot more than we'll probably ever get out of this cryptocurrency deal.