Well, if you're not mining through Foundry or any of the pools that rely on Ant Pool's templates, then you're helping keep mining decentralized and bitcoin censorship resistant .

Buying one or two for fun? Sure. It's a fun hobby and worth a little bit of money for some geeky fun. You didn't buy more than that, right? 😂😂😂

Investing in a dream seems pretty cool

I only had 1. It randomly stopped mining one day (about a month ago) and now slowly but surely more and more people experience the same issue. For some a power cycle works, for some it doesn't (it doesn't for me). To top it off my psu broke as well all of a sudden. Thought about replacing it but i t...

It's a novelty item

Feel free to donate them to me. I could 9 or 10 to run labs in the Bitcoin class I'm teaching this semester.

I don't totally disagree, but I think they are a cool learning device given that basically no one can be a competitive Bitcoin miner without access to cheap electricity, top of the line ASICs and the ability to maintain them for at least 4 years. They are approximately the price of a hardware wall...

I think they should be solely viewed as a tool for learning and fun. In that context they’re great. If you buy expecting to make profits, they’re a horrible idea.

What about the learning experience for someone that’s never mined?

Yeah surprised so many bitcoiners fell for it

I’ve loved mine. It’s a great learning exercise and a meaningful piece of decor for me. Plus, I’m doing my part to decentralize mining— some are understandably concerned that mining is too centralized into a handful of pools…

I was deciding between a Bitaxe and a Avalon Nano 3, same price but the Avalon actually works as a little home heater and has 4-5 times the hashrate. Still unprofitable but it helps warm the house now while generating some clean sats in Ocean's pool...

It's all ewaste.

Are you selling them ?

I actually just bought one for my teenage daughter. She’s fascinated about BTC, and I see it as a learning tool more than a lottery ticket. I think it helps to really understand the roles in the network.

Mining is a gamble. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. Don't cry about it, build something.

How about you point them to Ocean, connect to a lightning node and get the payouts to your lightning wallet?