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Re:The Bitcoin Energy Argument That Nobody Makes by hammyhavoc on Thursday February 03, 2022 @09:08PM (#30201943)
Saying this as the most ignorant sack-of-shit 28 year-old you're ever likely to meet, does this then mean that energy prices may indeed reduce over time and go back to their figure from several years ago in equivocal value once inflation is taken into consideration?

And do you have any sources to show this has happened before?

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Re:The Bitcoin Energy Argument That Nobody Makes by aeternum on Thursday February 03, 2022 @11:12PM (#30202773)
Yes, in inflation-adjusted (real) terms, energy costs have generally decreased.

https://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/annual/showtext.php?t=p... and https://www.in2013dollars.com/Electricity/price-inflation

Since electricity hasn't been around for that long (relatively), another way to look at it is the cost of light. We take it for granted but being able to do anything at night was really a luxury for the rich for much of human history: https://www.vox.com/2015/6/9/8749751/historic-cost-of-lighti...

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Re:The Bitcoin Energy Argument That Nobody Makes by hammyhavoc on Friday February 04, 2022 @04:58PM (#30213904)
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