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Well, their opinion could be that Bitcoin is extremely wasteful and damaging to our environment for very little value, and so they do not want to support any or
by hudon 6y ago
Well, their opinion could be that Bitcoin is extremely wasteful and damaging to our environment for very little value, and so they do not want to support any organization that supports Bitcoin. A boycott, if you will.
I’m not arguing that position but I’m just saying that if that is the case, then their boycott is more reasonable than say a “stickers” boycott.
- godelski 6y agoAren't premined coins much less harmful to the environment? I'm not saying this is an argument for using it, but this is definitely true.
- trident5000 6y agoWorking so the government can piss away my savings is extremely wasteful to my body and time.
- throw4738 6y agoElectric cars have zero emissions, bitcoin has zero emissions ;) Seriously, most mining farms are using geothermal or water dams generators.
- vmception 6y agoMobilecoin is a proof of stake system and there is no Bitcoin involved. Proof of Stake systems are not damaging to the environment like Proof of Work systems (like Bitcoin’s) are or can potentially be. Yeah there is a big education gap that just gets wider with stigma.
- Geee 6y agoThey should educate themselves on why bitcoin is useful and why it's not wasteful, rather than ignore it based on false assumptions. This series of short articles is very good for those who want to learn the fundamentals: https://tomerstrolight.medium.com/why-bitcoin-the-series-660fe20ec244 https://tomerstrolight.medium.com/why-bitcoin-the-series-660...
- erispoe 6y agoThe argument in your link boils down to: it will bring the economy down to a deflationary halt, so it's friendly to the environment. Great.
- Geee 6y agoThere are 19 articles and the argument doesn't boil to anything. Just one minor argument is that deflationary money system reduces overconsumption. That's not a 'deflationary halt'.