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Bitcoin mining is still wastes half of the electricity of dormant (plugged in but unused) electrical devices in the US -- it's bad but we do other things that a
by exdsq 6y ago
Bitcoin mining is still wastes half of the electricity of dormant (plugged in but unused) electrical devices in the US -- it's bad but we do other things that are worse
- ohgodplsno 6y agoJust because the house is on fire doesn't mean you let the shed that is on the side burn too. All you're saying is that there's an easy fix to save all that energy by just stopping mining bitcoin.
- foobar33333 6y agoOne of these is a minuscule amount of waste over an entire population which is very hard to reduce. The other is a very small group using a very large amount of power for very little gain which would be easy to stop. Regardless, the solution to all is pretty simple, a carbon tax. If bitcoin miners want to build their own solar farm, let them.