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danlugo92
on March 12, 2021
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Bitcoin miners in Abkhazia are causing blackouts i...
If bitcoin is so bad why not let the free market tank it eventually?
UncleMeat
on March 12, 2021
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Because the free market isn't great at finding solutions that incorporate externalities, especially not quickly.
keymone
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externalities in this case are caused by energy producers, not consumers.
danlugo92
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Hacker news both advocates for nuclear while targeting bitcoin because of energy consumption, that's quite a dichotomy right there.
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