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FireBeyond on Oct 1, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: MSFT needs so much power to train that it's consid...

> People who don't value Bitcoin or what it stands for say it's a waste of resources.

What? Even if you do value Bitcoin, you're going to make a pretty uphill argument that it's an efficient/effective use of resources to mine.

zoklet-enjoyer on Oct 1, 2023 [–]

Less resources than traditional money printing/distribution/banking.

nullindividual on Oct 2, 2023 | | [–]

Since banking is a solved problem, it sounds like getting rid of BTC would save some CO2 output.

patmorgan23 on Oct 2, 2023 | | [–]

What about traditional credit/electronic banking?

drBonkers on Oct 2, 2023 | | [–]

Probably still yes if you include all the employees' professional carbon footprint.

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