[timoth3y]

This is really comparing apples to apple carts.

The "research" narrowly defines Bitcoin energy consumption to include mining and node operation, but broadly defines banking industry energy usage to include even things like branch offices and ATMs.

A surprised Pikachu gif should really accompany their conclusion that the global financial industry consumes more energy the bitcoin mining and nodes.

[gota]

This article is the kind of thing that, by strenght of title alone, will reinforce the feel-good feeling of belonging-ness in people who bought into Bitcoin (and likely own some, and see Musk's comment on energy consumption as a betrayal).

Strangely, I think it will also reinforce the "bitcoin is a scam" position in people who hold that opinion; mostly because the article seems like on the level of those shady multilevel marketing "talking points"

What I means is that it is strange to consider an article that will change nobody's mind an inch, but may dig them in a little bit further

[jollybean]

One of those systems powers the entire global economic system, employs probably 100 million people, an we would be adrift without it.

The other doesn't do anything.

That one uses 1/2 the energy of the other should be shocking, I don't see how this can be a good look for BTC.

The notion of tying outcomes to whoever can burn the most energy (all other things roughly equal) was really not a good idea.