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Duh Elon. Let’s hope the libs don’t scare you into thinking that Bitcoin mining is destroying the earth
117 sats \ 1 reply \ @freetx 7 Jul
During his DOGE coin pumping days....there was a leaked convo when Preston Psysh tried to push him on the idea of enabling bitcoin payment on Twitter....it clearly triggered Elon and he basically said he was going to leave the livestream if people were to keep suggesting bitcoin ideas.....
He clearly has drank a few gallons of the "bitcoin destroys the earth" koolaid.
But notice how all that talk has gone silent now that HN is obsessed with autocorrect++ startups that need more electricity than mining operations....they never "cared about the environment" it was simply a tech wave they missed and they were unhappy being poor.
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AI startups not only consume more electricity than mining operations but they tax the grid more... mining operations try to avoid the grid as much as possible by utilizing excess stranded energy
edit: Trump administration warns that U.S. blackouts could double by 2030 due to increased power demand driven by AI and coal plant closures.
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