the level of damage from bitcoin is...quite astonishing. even if every single cycle was powered by renewable energy, in a world with any remaining fossil fuel

the level of damage from bitcoin is...quite astonishing. even if every single cycle was powered by renewable energy, in a world with any remaining fossil fuel power it is displacing more worthwhile loads and so directly causing emissions. I used to think it was just a stupid idea but it's now far far beyond that. let's see how long before someone posts a defence by comparing it to the power use of banks (!?!).