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mikl on Sept 7, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: No, your cryptocurrency cannot work

When talking about the world, one of 8 billion people, 0.5% is a massive figure.

matheusmoreira on Sept 8, 2021 [–]

It's nothing in the grand scheme of things. China alone wastes much more energy than that every year making cheap products.

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