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For me, the really sad fact here is that they picked that place to run their bitcoin mine because the electricity there is cheap, but what that poor place can b
by dis-sys 9y ago
For me, the really sad fact here is that they picked that place to run their bitcoin mine because the electricity there is cheap, but what that poor place can benefit from those mines after providing them with such more affordable energy? I just saw pollution and greedy there.
- oh_sigh 9y agoIf that mine wasn't there, the energy would just be shipped off onto the grid, never to be seen again. That town does look depressing, but that's what like 90% of little western Chinese towns look like.
- dis-sys 9y agoif that mine wasn't there - people, actually poor people, living next to those mines won't hear those noise 24/7. they don't need to witness the greedy saw in those photos/videos. the depressing town is still going to be depressing, but at least with less electronics junks. the issue is pretty simple here - what is the benefit for this little depressing town or the society? nothing. it is just a cancer.
- oh_sigh 9y agoThe hydro plant, which predates the bitcoin mining operation, creates far more noise than some electronics churning out hashes. Why don't you let the residents decide what they want? Maybe they want access to the internet and cell phones, which the mining operation helped provide.
- dis-sys 9y agowhat a joke. the "hydro plant" generates electricity, noisy or not, at least there is some benefit. Internet and cell phone network is available in like 99% of Chinese towns. Do you have any evidence showing it was the mining of bitcoin that brought those thing to such small towns? If you don't, how about stop using your imagination as proof?