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by plebianRube 1335 days ago
Great thing about bitcoin is you don't have to use it at all. It is opt in.

I don't tell you what to do with things you buy that I think are useless.

Those who purchase or generate electricity can do so with it as they wish, it is a free market.

You can post all of the articles you want, the innovaters are outpacing the obstructionists as they have been for millennia, it's nothing new under the sun, and progress marches on.
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lolc 1335 days ago
You came on with claims of how good Bitcoin mining is for the climate. When someone counters your arguments, citing sources? Eh whatever liberty something. So do you believe what you were evangelizing about?
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Defitio 1335 days ago
It's not a free market.

There is no lead paint anymore and no lead in gasoline.

I'm often wondering who is behind those comments. You should be quite aware that there are plenty of counter examples to this 'free market's statement.

And yes there also laws like non smoking to protect others.

Energy can also be shut down for you from the energy ministry if your usage has a risk to the power grid.

About the uselessness point: also not a good point on your side. We all life on one planet. It's absolutely valid to have a discussion like this.

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plebianRube 1335 days ago
You're going to have to get used to people ignoring you and working around you then.

I don't want to help you understand bitcoin, because I don't want insufferable obstructionists having a say in humanity's future.

What you value is cleary different than what I value and that's fine, but there is nothing you can do to stop me from using my preferred value store, and that is exactly the point.

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Defitio 1335 days ago
You would at least be honest in a discussion if you say that you don't care for the climate impact or accept that your arguments in regard of Bitcoin and being green are wrong.

I'm not arguing for people like you who don't care. I argue for everyone who hasn't maid up their minds and want to have real arguments for pro and con.

Without people like me there would be no push back at all and there is active push back.

The power station in NY got much more criticism than it would have gotten otherwise (none).

Very weird your reaction though. Do you'really believe I stop arguing against Bitcoin just because crypto bros don't care for arguments?

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