i think i’m anti-bitcoin. i’m too much of an environmentalist to buy in. ETH & the superchain are my main bags, solana for funsies. definitely open to differing perspectives but this is where i’m at rn

Leaned similarly until learning more about how complicated the whole “Bitcoin is bad for environment” thing is, starting with this incredibly nuanced take:

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Leaned similarly until learning more about how complicated the whole “Bitcoin is bad for environment” thing is, starting with this incredibly nuanced take:

https://youtu.be/2RpWU05YxsU?si=Kwx0EcPyqYb-Hzqc

same here. reading a lot of recent stories about people that are living in hell because of nearby mining, it’s heartbreaking

Same here though I keep some amount of open mind mostly because of Snowden's BTC support and just not being 100% sure, but the energy cost as well as the chip manufacturing need being so high are still big problems for me.

Here's actually a pretty good piece outlining the landscape of the environmental impacts of BTC.

Here's actually a pretty good piece outlining the landscape of the environmental impacts of BTC.

https://kpmg.com/kpmg-us/content/dam/kpmg/pdf/2024/bitcoins-role-esg-imperative.pdf

Environment stuff is a bit overblown. Mining actually provides some counterintuitive benefits to the power grid