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Well, I'm pretty sure Bitcoin does not have livestock waste, air pollution and similar impact compared to the energy use of Argentina. So comparing Argentina an
by knuthsat 6y ago
Well, I'm pretty sure Bitcoin does not have livestock waste, air pollution and similar impact compared to the energy use of Argentina. So comparing Argentina and Bitcoin with just energy use is a bit odd to me too.
- adamcstephens 6y agoAnybody mining Bitcoin in my region of the US is likely using coal power. That doesn’t have air pollution? The components that go into the hardware don’t have their own externalities? Yes, livestock has real problems, but that doesn’t negate the negatives of other things. Both things can be bad for the planet.
- knuthsat 6y agoBut let's "profile" how bad they are. Comparing Bitcoin to Argentina is not good profiling. Also, optimizing Bitcoin probably makes less sense than optimizing some of the other offenders in energy use and pollution. Why are we discussing the scope of "bad for the planet" if we aren't then "profiling" the effect correctly. Me, traveling to work on a bike probably is probably bad for the planet but there are levels to it.