Re:Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index
by wcarron on Wednesday February 10, 2021 @11:03AM
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> Being judgmental about how others use energy they pay for reeks of hypocrisy, virtue signaling and holier-than-thou attitude.
No, seeing a bunch of rich nerds wasting massive amounts of energy in a time of environmental crisis so they can make millions convincing people a store of value is actually a currency, and then getting mad about it, is not hypocritical.
> While not everybody agrees, this may be more important than countless other ways we use energy,
It's not. It's a massive waste. Stop killing the planet.
No, seeing a bunch of rich nerds wasting massive amounts of energy in a time of environmental crisis so they can make millions convincing people a store of value is actually a currency, and then getting mad about it, is not hypocritical.
> While not everybody agrees, this may be more important than countless other ways we use energy,
It's not. It's a massive waste. Stop killing the planet.