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The argument being challenged is a comparison -- "... is used for such purposes" that clearly make the point that this purpose is a bad one. That is, the argum
by andrewla 9y ago
The argument being challenged is a comparison -- "... is used for such purposes" that clearly make the point that this purpose is a bad one. That is, the argument is "this use of energy is worse than most others".
It is not specious to confront the argument head-on. If someone says "I am the strongest person in the world" and you say "what about that guy over there", you are not engaging in a useless rhetorical device, you are making a valid counterpoint to the original point.
- wffurr 9y agoExcept that it's not a comparison, it's a statement about Bitcoin, not those other things, which is the key element that makes it whataboutism instead of a valid counterpoint. Bitcoin mining is wasting energy. Other potential uses of such wasted energy include not generating it in the first place.