The reporting on climate change continues to be abysmal. The two most salient facts: that there is a huge time lag between emissions and warming, and that total warming will depend on the developing world—are completely absent from the "climate emergency" framing. But sure, NFTs.https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1384216535460311051 …
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But aren't the two analogous (with our current energy mix)? If they scale up to the level their proponents want to and they continue to be as wasteful of energy (and dissipating heat in the meantime) then they will have a material impact on climate change.
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The problem in all climate coverage right now is lack of any sense of proportion. Yes, maybe we'll retool the economy so that it is 100% dedicated to mining NFTs, and in that case the climate impacts will be relevant.
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