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"Cash does not require power, so it is somehow environment friendly" This is not true. Notes last ~15months in average and use cotton and linen > this is bad fo
by hknd 8y ago
"Cash does not require power, so it is somehow environment friendly"
This is not true.
Notes last ~15months in average and use cotton and linen > this is bad for the environment because creating those products requires heavy use of water, pesticides and fertilizers.
And coins are _super_ bad for the environment:
Extracting metals is not only environmentally taxing, it's also energy-intensive. Think about the mining, milling, and smelting processes.
- quohM0Ho 8y agoIt's not like you need to mine new metals every time you mint new coins. Old ones can be recycled.
- aequitas 8y agoBut then that recycled material can not fill other demand for material so eventually you end up mining more nontheless. Also recycling itself it not free, depending on the quality you need you need to put in energy and resources (chemicals).
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