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> let’s examine the hypocrisy of singling out bitcoin specifically It isn't being singled out though. There's widespread concern across a broad set of cases wh
by jmull 3y ago
> let’s examine the hypocrisy of singling out bitcoin specifically
It isn't being singled out though. There's widespread concern across a broad set of cases where energy is being used.
Also, if you recognize that the use of energy isn't always bad, but it's the overuse of energy that is problematic, it's natural to prioritize: you want more of the energy usage to be on the more beneficial things and less on the less beneficial things. So you might target bitcoin on its merits, not because of hypocrisy.
The problem with your argument is that it means either everything should be addressed simultaneously in any discussion of energy usage or nothing should be, since you can make the same argument no matter what the specific topic is.