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Re:Ethereum will use around 99.95% less energy post merge by jandrese on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @12:05PM (#27196613)
I'm aghast that Facebook burns that much power to run what is basically a giant BBS. I guess mining all of our personal data must take up an outrageous number of computer cycles.

However, in Facebook's defense it's per-user per-transaction energy costs are going to be much lower than Bitcoin.

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Re:Ethereum will use around 99.95% less energy post merge by mckeed on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @12:30PM (#27197113)
FB is a top video streaming platform. Also they run WhatsApp, which I think is the largest global telephony system.
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Re:Ethereum will use around 99.95% less energy post merge by vkou on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @12:25PM (#27197028)
> I'm aghast that Facebook burns that much power to run what is basically a giant BBS. I guess mining all of our personal data must take up an outrageous number of computer cycles.

Did Ye Olde BBS support 1:millions broadcasting, and real-time viewing of high-definition video? Uploading and viewing thousands of high-quality photos?

Calling Facebook 'basically a giant BBS' is a lot like saying 'Oh, I could build Twitter in a weekend'.

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Re:Ethereum will use around 99.95% less energy post merge by sharpneli on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @12:28PM (#27197077)
It depends on what is counted there. It might be the total operations of the company. Offices, AC for offices and whatnot.

Especially when talking about CO2 emissions absolutely everything is included, including plane trips and whatnot.

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Re:Ethereum will use around 99.95% less energy post merge by jandrese on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @12:38PM (#27197223)
Seems a bit disingenuous to compare that to just the kWh consumed by the ASICs that mine Bitcoin.
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Re:Ethereum will use around 99.95% less energy post merge by donkeyd on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @12:44PM (#27197365)
It definitely is. Either that, or it's incredibly short-sighted.

That comparison ignores the actual value add of Facebook and the fact that people are using it. Most BTC trades happen off blockchain and are powered by the servers of the market places and nobody really knows how much energy they use.

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Re:Ethereum will use around 99.95% less energy post merge by sharpneli on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @12:56PM (#27197552)
That's true. But in a way it just emphasizes how much energy Bitcoin wastes, so it's fine-ish.
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Re:Ethereum will use around 99.95% less energy post merge by ClumsyPilot on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @12:49PM (#27197451)
If Facebook has a value add, then so do columbian drug lords
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