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LedgerDust's avatar

I feel compelled to reframe the argument as "is energy consumption really that bad for the environment?" to which the answer is yes. Bitcoin is an idealist revolution and hopefully worth the sacrifice.

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RadCryptoGuy's avatar

I wonder if those World Bank numbers took into account the creation of physical currency, or if that was even considered as a part of the environmental impact during their study. I imagine it is a resource and energy intensive process, getting those metals out of the ground and pressed into the change we find in our pocket. And paper/plastic bills too, those can't be easy to print either.

But on the flip side, what about the materials/energy involved in making the machines that validate transactions? I mean sure you get an end product that is more useful, but most of the devices found in mining facilities aren't used for anything else. It's not like running Nicehash on your 1070ti on your old rig while you surf Writer.io casually on the side (who does that).

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