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> Reducing energy consumption is not the answer. Why not?

• mcguire 5y ago
  Presumably because it would affect the price of bitcoin?
• option 5y ago
  Because it correlates positively with the quality of life and civilization capabilities.
  • adrianN 5y ago
    No it doesn't. If I heat my home with underfloor heating and a heat pump that provides significantly more quality of life than a coal oven while also using a fraction of the energy. GDP and energy consumption have been decoupled in industrialized nations for decades now.
• sofixa 5y ago
  Because it isn't feasible. Many people currently using electricity wouldn't want to limit their use because it would decrease their quality of life, and many people live worse than that and would probably like to be able to use more electricity. Consumer electricity consumption will only go up globally. Industrially optimisations can probably be made, but many countries are yet to industrialise and we can't really refuse them the right to.