4 ms·
Not to short sighted people that only care about money
by trisimix 9y ago
Not to short sighted people that only care about money
- maxaf 9y agoI'd flag your comment for resorting to ad hominem in a civilized discussion forum, but HN won't let me flag a response to my own comment. Instead, I suggest you spend your youthful fervor on reading a few articles from a range of media outlets on the negative effects that virtual currencies have on the environment. I won't expound on this further, as the linked articles do admirably in this department. https://newrepublic.com/article/146099/environmental-case-bitcoin https://newrepublic.com/article/146099/environmental-case-bi... https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/nov/27/bitcoin-mining-consumes-electricity-ireland https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/nov/27/bitcoin-m... http://money.cnn.com/2017/12/07/technology/bitcoin-energy-environment/index.html http://money.cnn.com/2017/12/07/technology/bitcoin-energy-en... https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/bitcoin-pollution-environment-electricity-robots/ https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/bitcoin-pollution-e... https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2017/12/2/16724786/bitcoin-mining-energy-electricity https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2017/12/2/1672478...
- avg_dev 9y agopretty sure he was agreeing with you