We often mention the insane energy consumption of #bitcoin
, but not enough its insane electronic waste. Bitcoin eats 12 000 tons of custom hardware (useless for anything else) / year. This has a significant role in the current worldwide shortage on electronic components (wafers).https://twitter.com/davidgerard/status/1374302539919847425 …
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I have personally made a firm commitment to never plant nor harvest a crop, a commitment in favor of soft money and high time preference consumption and all the good stuff
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The idea of spending time and money on entertainment, especially in the Pandemic Times, being bad is insipid. People aren't designed to be able to just sit in an empty room and stare at the wall, I'd rather be doing something fun and engaging myself.
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you truly are a comedian!
Electricity is bad as long as it is not for my entertainment.
And playing computer games is how you empower the poor
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NVIDIA turning the performance down for anyone who tried using their gaming cards for mining was the most altruistic policy move by any tech company in years.
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Let's leave it to the individual who is paying for the electricity to decide which use is useful to them
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