Re:Mozilla Foundation pausing cryptocurrency donations
by creata on Thursday January 06, 2022 @03:20PM
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For some reason, I always thought that people (well, mostly jwz) were exaggerating when they said that cryptocurrencies contributed to climate change. But 0.1% of global emissions is an insanely large amount for the value that cryptocurrencies provide.
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Re:Mozilla Foundation pausing cryptocurrency donations
by lostmsu on Thursday January 06, 2022 @08:14PM
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What are you comparing against when you call it insanely large?
Do you know what is the carbon footprint of choosing an SUV when a compact car would suffice summed over everyone who did that? Frankly, I do not know, but I suspect it is more than 0.1%
Re:Mozilla Foundation pausing cryptocurrency donations
by xvector on Friday January 07, 2022 @07:14PM
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21.6% of global emissions come from cars, compared to 0.1% from cryptocurrency.
Cars are actively harmful to society [1] while cryptocurrency provides free exchange of value unhindered by authoritarian governments.
The hypocrisy of those suggesting we ban cryptocurrency while they use cars is staggering.