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The only reason computing would make the top 5 of a not-obviously-stupid person is if they’re being driven by ressentiment of new wealth/power rather than desire to solve the problem. Quick: can you name the big 4 tech CEOs? How about big oil/coal CEOs? Carrier CEO?
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In case it is ambiguous, I don’t mean all climate advocacy is like this. Only the disguised tech backlash part. Most climate advocacy focuses on the legit high impact themes.
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I’ve seen one Guardian article about that, and a bunch of climate activists saying that Guardian article is ridiculous. Are you seeing a broader trend?
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Unfortunately, yes. It was particularly big a couple of years back when some tediously bad faith comparisons of bitcoin mining energy use to the energy use of countries were doing the rounds. It was coming up in every damn conversation. Ahead of things like coal for example.
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If it were an actual problem that needed to be solved, the people that are telling us it is a problem would be buying up land inland that will become waterfront if they are right, like a Bond villain, rather than on Nantucket or Martha's Vineyard or Miami.
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