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You cited everything but the most important regarding this news: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/05/private-equity-firm-revives-zombie-fossil-fuel-powe

You cited everything but the most important regarding this news: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/05/private-equity-firm-revives-zombie-fossil-fuel-power-plant-to-mine-bitcoin/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/05/private-equity-f... (the reason for his change of mind)

ra7 5y ago
> the reason for his change of mind How do you know this?
- deleted 5y ago
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- xeromal 5y ago
  He said it was in a tweet.
DoingIsLearning 5y ago
This is the third comment in this thread where you've written the same quote, claiming this is what "changed his mind". Do you have any evidence of this claim? I want to keep an open mind and not jump to gaslighting accusations. But something about this thread doesn't sit right.
- vardump 5y ago
  Shrug... did some quick Googling and found this: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1392938133163888640 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1392938133163888640 He might be right.
  - DoingIsLearning 5y ago
    I refuse to accept someone in his position (and with his net worth) did not know their environmental impact _before_ moving into cryptocurrencies.
    - brutal_chaos_ 5y ago
      I'm not defending Musk, though ignorance doesn't necessarily diminish with growing wealth even if there are more opportunities to learn.
  - ra7 5y ago
    So reviving old power plants was the final straw for Musk? If that hadn't happened, he'd continue to support Bitcoin even with this incredible energy usage? I don't know. It seems very convenient to list them as reasons now.
    - vardump 5y ago
      I don't know either. But he did the right thing in the end. Could also be some other person, like his wife or kids who pushed him to do this. Or other members of Tesla management worrying about the brand damage.
dang 5y ago
I was simply listing the large previous HN discussions. Has there been one about that article? If so, link me to it and I'll happily add it. We detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27146806 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27146806.

ra7 5y ago

> the reason for his change of mind How do you know this?

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xeromal 5y ago
He said it was in a tweet.

DoingIsLearning 5y ago

This is the third comment in this thread where you've written the same quote, claiming this is what "changed his mind". Do you have any evidence of this claim? I want to keep an open mind and not jump to gaslighting accusations. But something about this thread doesn't sit right.

vardump 5y ago
Shrug... did some quick Googling and found this: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1392938133163888640 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1392938133163888640 He might be right.
- DoingIsLearning 5y ago
  I refuse to accept someone in his position (and with his net worth) did not know their environmental impact _before_ moving into cryptocurrencies.
  - brutal_chaos_ 5y ago
    I'm not defending Musk, though ignorance doesn't necessarily diminish with growing wealth even if there are more opportunities to learn.
- ra7 5y ago
  So reviving old power plants was the final straw for Musk? If that hadn't happened, he'd continue to support Bitcoin even with this incredible energy usage? I don't know. It seems very convenient to list them as reasons now.
  - vardump 5y ago
    I don't know either. But he did the right thing in the end. Could also be some other person, like his wife or kids who pushed him to do this. Or other members of Tesla management worrying about the brand damage.

dang 5y ago

I was simply listing the large previous HN discussions. Has there been one about that article? If so, link me to it and I'll happily add it. We detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27146806 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27146806.