Re:Bitcoin and carbon dioxide emissions: Evidence from daily...
by kokanee on Friday October 27, 2023 @06:19PM
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> "Why do we need currency when we can just store commodities?"
Did I imply that we don't need or shouldn't have currency? And are you implying that crypto and stored renewable energy should be equivalent priorities?
> You are deeply out of touch with reality if you believe they aren't curtailing capability
"At all times" was the key qualifier to my statement. I'm well aware that excess capacity from intermittent sources is a huge problem and curtailment is the workaround employed these days, which is precisely why I'm saying that storage should be a higher priority than crypto.
Did I imply that we don't need or shouldn't have currency? And are you implying that crypto and stored renewable energy should be equivalent priorities?
> You are deeply out of touch with reality if you believe they aren't curtailing capability
"At all times" was the key qualifier to my statement. I'm well aware that excess capacity from intermittent sources is a huge problem and curtailment is the workaround employed these days, which is precisely why I'm saying that storage should be a higher priority than crypto.