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I agree that wasting so much energy is not good. But it would be amusing, if we end up getting fusion energy sooner because someone makes a business case to min
by krasin 6y ago
I agree that wasting so much energy is not good. But it would be amusing, if we end up getting fusion energy sooner because someone makes a business case to mine bitcoins with the produced energy.
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- nerdponx 6y agoYes, if it subsidizes a total revolution in energy production that significantly improves the long-term sustainability of the human race. Not gonna happen anyway, but fun to think about.
- louwrentius 6y agoYes let's create a Dyson Sphere to mine Bitcoin. Seems like a noble goal. Hm...
- senectus1 6y agoIts 2035 and Elon Musk owns most of the Sol system First he built Starlink, the precursor to the Musk Mining Dyson sphere. Then he bought 1.5B in BTC and sat on it investing the accrued gains in space mining technology, where he rapidly drained the Sol system of free range mineral resources to funnel them into his Dyson Sphere mining operations. Churning out Dogecoin/Bitcoin and other crypto currencies.. now the only fiat currency with any value on earth. on the up side, the earth has cooled a bit and we all drive electric cars and fly to the moon for holidays.
- user-the-name 6y agoThere is not a lack of demand for energy. New forms of energy production are not being delayed because nobody wants them. Adding to the demand at this point does not help anything or anyone.