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And destroys lives by contributing heavily to CO2 emissions which, funny enough, have an outsized impact on the citizens of third world countries.
by the_gastropod 9y ago
And destroys lives by contributing heavily to CO2 emissions which, funny enough, have an outsized impact on the citizens of third world countries.
- pteredactyl 9y agoLook up energy consumption of other worldwide services, like gold mining. Then get back to me.
- the_gastropod 9y agoLook up whataboutism [1], then get back to me ;-) [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism
- pteredactyl 9y agolol, touche
- 0xFFC 9y agoIt is not fault of bitcoin you are burning oil/etc for mining it. Use renewable energy.
- the_gastropod 9y agoI'd love for that to happen! But as it stands, when you use electricity, you're using whatever the grid supplies. And for Bitcoin miners especially, this power largely comes from burning coal.
- JoeAltmaier 9y ago...which could have been used to replace productive fossil fuel expenditures. It doesn't matter how you fuel egregious waste; its still a pointless thing to do?