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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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