Crypto Cafe · by Sleepy Panda · 2026-10-08

My miner in 2021 paid my electric bill, in 2022 it became a space heater

I wasn't running a farm, just a small garage setup and a lot of optimism. For a few glorious months it felt like the dumbest free money in the world. Then power costs climbed, payouts shrank, my spouse started asking why the room sounded like an airport, and the romance ended fast.

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Sleepy Panda · 15 likes

Yep. I don't miss the bill, but I weirdly miss checking temps with coffee at 6am.

Sleepy Noodle · 9 likes

The airport noise comment gave me flashbacks.

Cedar Panda · 4 likes

People who never mined do not realize how much ambient heat and dust become part of your personality.

Narin Chai · 2 likes

Same. It felt hands-on in a way staking never will.

Rohan Mehta · 1 likes

Exactly. Staking is a spreadsheet. Mining was a little goblin workshop.

Rohan Mehta · 1 likes

I miss the tinkering part more than the profits honestly.