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Re:Co-founder of Neuralink leaves the company by user-the-name on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @03:46AM (#27034942)
Even if we did, that is not non-polluting energy. Wasting it in massive amounts would still harm everyone.
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Re:Co-founder of Neuralink leaves the company by fastball on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @09:43AM (#27037485)
Nuclear is definitely non-polluting energy.
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Re:Co-founder of Neuralink leaves the company by user-the-name on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @06:52AM (#27048350)
Building the plant and mining the uranium, doing upkeep on the plant, and decommissioning it and processing the fuel are not non-polluting.

There is always pollution. Some forms of energy have more and some have less. It is never good to just waste energy, that will always cause excess pollution, no matter the type of energy used.

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Re:Co-founder of Neuralink leaves the company by fastball on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @04:04PM (#27054961)
Ok, sure, but by that standard nuclear is by far the least polluting per watt.
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Re:Co-founder of Neuralink leaves the company by user-the-name on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @07:12PM (#27057085)
Sure. But it still pollutes, and wasting the energy it produces is still harmful.

It doesn't matter how energy is produced, bitcoin will always be harmful.

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