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It's not so much about using energy - everything uses energy! Crypto, for example, uses around 70TWh. Assuming Meta + Google + Amazon use similar amounts of energy, there's a lot more value produced than in crypto mining.

My point is its impossible to evaluate energy usage without considering benefits. For example, heating is one of the world's biggest consumers of energy - what % is due to people not wanting to wear a sweater inside?



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