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by n8n3k 3124 days ago
Aviation causes a hundred times more greenhouse gas emissions then Bitcoin.[1] (And imagine how large you could make that look if you used "more then x countries" rhethoric.)

[1] https://medium.com/@cryptarchist/how-much-greenhouse-gas-emi...

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so in other words... bitcoin produces as much emissions as 1% of every single flight on earth

that's still pretty insane.

yeah, sound money is not nearly 1% as important as getting from one place to another a little faster.