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The blockchain preserves bad memes forever

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The immutability of decentralized ledgers sounds incredibly noble until you realize what people actually upload to them. Because anything written to the chain can theoretically never be erased, massive amounts of decentralized computing power are permanently utilized to eternally preserve broken hyperlinks, bad pixel art, and ascii jokes that will outlive human civilization.

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