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They are social registers created out of thin air. I get the urge. I get that something of value exists in manufactured exclusivity. I do not get how so many young people can justify participating in a scheme that is actively awful for climate change.
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The crypto-concern is one of the more meaningless pieces of bs in climate conversations. It’s nowhere near a top lever on decarbonization, already trending down or negative carbon (for eg due to replacing gas flaring) and is an issue *purely* because it targets “right” villains
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The biggest levers are unfortunately either the least sexy (eg: home heating/cooling improvements through insulation), most difficult (densification) or simply require years of tedious engineering work building up a stack (transport reform from EVs to renewable sources).
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I’ve pretty much written off climate activists as really bad faith. Their revealed preferences for issues to push on a priority basis show little to no concern for/engagement with climate per se, and unacknowledged primary focus on social justice causes.
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It’s actually a disservice to both causes to pretend to care about climate as a vehicle for pursuing aims in social justice. The real problem with crypto is not climate but that it’s a non-inclusive, inequality-exacerbating new engine of wealth (very real, despite being digital)
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My problem with NFTs is that they don’t go far enough — the opposite of your concern. As for crypto’s political problems... I’d like to see it become part of the solution to inequality, rather than amplifier. Still, it’s already way more inclusive than traditional finance.
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And full disclosure, 3 things are true of me: 1. I work in sustainability/decarbonization to the tune of 50% of my consulting 2. I hold and believe in crypto and the future it’s trying to create 3. I’m left-liberal on most social justice issues, but not a toe-the-line activist
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Opposite of my concern = you want less manufactured exclusivity and scarcity? If so, I agree with that. All this work to force digital scarcity into existence when abundance is now the default state.
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No, I don't care about those -- all exclusivity is manufactured, but a natural part of the human condition, as is scarcity. Opposite as in, I want anything that advances the state of the art of crypto tech and allows it to do more. NFTs are the beginning of interesting things
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