Dude, that is a terrible argument for a great technology.
A $5 RPi Zero will compute anything way faster than BitVM at a far lower cost.
BitVM is awesome, but cost or "equity" isn't why.
If your only options are to run cool software on your own PC or AWS, that excludes people who don't have or can't afford an always-on device. A more detailed answer is linked below.
https://iris.to/note1ecus38seazsyjf93dwrcf0ewc7x24r5fgfyyzuq4t8dr7xk5fd4qtvzwrd
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There are better reasons to use BitVM than low costs. I don't think that makes my reasoning bad. For example, I personally cannot use a $5 raspberry pi for smart contracts because I have nowhere to run it. I could use AWS but that is not an option for everyone.
Okay. Call me sheltered, but how do you not have a place to run a credit card sized RPi? Unhoused and living somewhere someone might steal/vandalize even a RPi?
Correct, my comfortably sheltered friend. When it's not winter I live in a tent at a campsite in Austin Texas. When it *is* winter I live in hostels in South America. Neither one is conducive to running a pi.