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> every bitcoin transaction uses about as much electricity as it costs to run my house for nearly six months. Why does that even matter, a rich guy travelling
by sumedh 4y ago
> every bitcoin transaction uses about as much electricity as it costs to run my house for nearly six months.
Why does that even matter, a rich guy travelling in a private jet uses more energy compared to you travelling in commercial jet, does that mean we should ban private jets?
- zbentley 4y agoIf we find that private jet use negatively impacts the price of or access to commercial airfare for the 99.9% (e.g. if we discover that commercial airports are congested by private corporate traffic, or that private airplanes are getting unfairly preferential access to scarce parts such that commercial airlines can't repair their planes), then yes: we should consider regulating and in some cases preventing private jet use. In other words, the metaphor is bad.
- sumedh 4y agoYour metaphor is equally bad. By that logic business class should be banned because business class customers get preferential access compared to economy customers and they use more energy.