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Re:Bitcoin miners are buying power plants by jude- on Friday April 16, 2021 @01:29AM (#26829874)
You'd be a lot more convincing if you weren't in the throes of a hissyfit over something that's 0.5% of the US's total CO2 output in 2019. It's not great, but it's far from the worst problem. Like, bad building insulation in 2016 is responsible for _3x_ the CO2 emissions of Bitcoin _today_.

See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26829795.

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Re:Bitcoin miners are buying power plants by SwimSwimHungry on Friday April 16, 2021 @01:41AM (#26829953)
But Bitcoin is only going to continue to grow exponentially and the CO2 emissions by it will easily outpace building insulation problems.

And how is making points to the contrary of yours copping a hissie-fit? I'm just having a disagreement. Not everyone shares your world view.

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