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by usea 971 days ago
All energy use is bad for everyone. The question is how much utility is gained from that use, and does that utility outweigh the downsides of consuming the energy.

Criticizing uses of energy based on their cost and utility isn't persecution or oppression of cryptocurrency people.

It's not clear to me that hairdryers are worth it for society.

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> It's not clear to me that hairdryers are worth it for society.

They do make long hair look fabulous, which in my opinion is much better value than crypto.

Couldn’t agree more.