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by troyvit 1693 days ago
Bitcoin uses a lot of energy. Power is (arguably, and not always)[0] gained or exercised through violence, if not of the state then of the large entities that generate that power, be it coal, natural gas, hydro or even solar.

[0] https://hbr.org/2021/05/how-much-energy-does-bitcoin-actuall...