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Re:Ethereum will use around 99.95% less energy post merge by AlchemistCamp on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @12:22PM (#27196957)
A more apt comparison might be burning fuel to mine copper, nickel and zinc out of the ground for coinage.
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Re:Ethereum will use around 99.95% less energy post merge by kd0amg on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @02:33PM (#27199032)
That comparison would fit even better if we acquired Cu/Ni/Zn at the same rate no matter how much energy we spent on mining it.
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