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> doesn’t hurt anything because there isn’t anything better being done with it or better ways to store it That's a very strong statement. If you unpack it a li
by leovailati 6y ago
> doesn’t hurt anything because there isn’t anything better being done with it or better ways to store it
That's a very strong statement. If you unpack it a little bit, what you are saying is there is absolutely nothing productive ("better") that could be using that energy. I don't know if that's the case. Bitcoin mining might just be the most profitable thing to do, so nothing else was attempted.
- astrange 6y agoI didn’t say anything better could be done with it, just that it isn’t. If we had carbon capture technology or an aluminum plant that would be a better use.