You are being provoked to oppose 1 of the greatest tools for human development🧵nitter.it/ScottAWolfe/status/1575637746773020672
281 sats \ 3 comments \ @BTCMiner 30 Sep 2022 bitcoin
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40 sats \ 0 replies \ @pi 30 Sep 2022
You don't want to be the Bitcoin sceptic who confidently claims “what about the environment?”
It's like opposing libertarian arguments with “who's going to build the roads?” 😄
Lazy and naive thinking.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @BTCMiner OP 30 Sep 2022
This is the Bloomberg article the author of the Twitter thread is referring to:
Bitcoin Could Be as Bad for the Planet as Beef https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-29/mining-bitcoin-climate-impact-similar-to-beef-crude-production [Archive]
Imagine doing BOTH - and imagine it’s actually a net POSITIVE! #Biogas #Bitcoin
https://twitter.com/ScillingMining/status/1575570253849174017 [Nitter]
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @BTCMiner OP 30 Sep 2022
The link for this post uses a read-only front-end for Twitter, which can be easier to read for viewing a full Twitter thread. The Tweet that kicked off the thread is:
1/ Large financial institutions, the IMF, and Central Banks/BIS are very nervous about the more fair, inclusive, environmentally-positive monetary system that is being built through #Bitcoin. This type of article and its misinformation will grow. Here’s what you need to know.🧵
https://twitter.com/business/status/1575540944518135809 [Nitter]
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