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>I don’t see how the two can be decoupled. A Bitcoin miner powered by a solar panel isn't contributing to global warming beyond the manufacture of the solar pa
by s_dev 5y ago
>I don’t see how the two can be decoupled.
A Bitcoin miner powered by a solar panel isn't contributing to global warming beyond the manufacture of the solar panel. The problem is how we generate energy.
If someone wants to consume electricity mining bitcoin thats every bit as valid use as their time as playing video games imo. I choose to play games because I prefer that.
- biztos 5y ago> beyond the manufacture of the solar panel Should we count the cost of manufacturing the computer(s) doing the work? More so if ASIC? The recycling-or-not of same? I’ve been thinking about “mining something” since I will soon have a surplus of solar energy I can’t sell back into the grid. Not a ton but enough to maybe join a pool and make a small profit. But even then it strikes me as wasteful… gotta do something with that box when it’s obsolete.