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Re:Ethereum Is a Dark Forest by robbomacrae on Friday August 28, 2020 @05:07PM (#24309953)
The feeling is common and here is a justification for you. The bitcoin network now takes 7 nuclear power plants to run [1]. Last year it was responsible for 0.21% of the worlds supply of energy [2]. Whatever benefits it brings (are there any?) I don't think it justifies the environmental cost even if some of the energy used is renewable and close to the source.

Also think what all those engineers could do with all that effort.

[1]: https://news.bitcoin.com/the-bitcoin-network-now-consumes-7-... [2]: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-48853230

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Re:Ethereum Is a Dark Forest by seibelj on Friday August 28, 2020 @07:41PM (#24311697)
Uh... who cares? How many power plants keep houses cool when you can just sit in the shade and meditate? If the market pays the fee then that’s the reality whether you like it or not. I find the fact you use a computer at all mildly distasteful given the energy required to power it.
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