The fact that the same reasoning can be done for other things does not remove the justification of this reasoning. This is why there is advocacy for a lot of e

The fact that the same reasoning can be done for other things does not remove the justification of this reasoning. This is why there is advocacy for a lot of eco-friendly behaviors, including those you mention. But the problem of cryptomining is on the heavy side of the harmful behaviors -- and potentially extremely harmful if the frenzy is not curbed, as hinted by this kind of news.