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Re:A faster, more efficient cryptocurrency by Aeolun on Monday February 18, 2019 @10:39PM (#19196416)
These tiny blobs of data with utterly fake scarcity consume more energy than whole countries. And you try to argue that they’re a good expenditure of energy?

The only reason to single out bitcoin is that it’s a highly visible waste.

But just because there’s multiple ways we waste a ton of energy, does not mean we shouldn’t fix any of them.

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Re:A faster, more efficient cryptocurrency by dorgo on Tuesday February 19, 2019 @12:53AM (#19196926)
> you try to argue that they’re a good expenditure of energy?

I think his argument is that it shouldn't matter whether it is a good expenditure of energy or not. Environmental costs should be priced in the energy costs. Then it wouldn't matter for the society and for the environment how much energy you use or waste.

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