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The value of trees is much higher than the commercial value of their wood.

• usrusr 9y ago
  Not when they are cut down and burnt to operate a blockchain that runs on smoke signals.
  • Shorel 9y ago
    Yes, it still is. Externalities* apply here. Global warming is one of them. Increased vulnerability to desertification is another effect. * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Externality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Externality
    • usrusr 9y ago
      Maybe I was being too literal: once burned, that value is gone. We agree on the cost of burning.