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It's really heartening to see some of the environmentalist-focused bitcoiners, generally some of the left-leaning ones, always taking the time to counter FUD put out by the NYT, Greenpeace, etc.

The pushback is generally more powerful when it comes from the same side of the political spectrum.

Throughout the 2020s as cold wars or kinetic wars are present, and as energy shortages come and go, having a foothold across the political spectrum is a useful form of defense to reduce the probabilities or to delay the timeframes of sweeping government attacks against bitcoin from the US, Europe, etc.

Neither side of the political spectrum is a monolith. Building cultures of anti-censorship on both sides is useful to push back on those from either side who always want to tighten the grip, to chip away at privacy, and to wall off the garden for information and finance.

Bourbonic Plague 2y ago

I can make common cause with anyone who agrees that it is immoral to put limitations on what I can do with the energy I purchase.

I’m skeptical the leftist bitcoiners who argue for bitcoin green energy would be able to agree with that fundamental freedom.

I’d love to be wrong about that, but I bet I’m not.

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Morale 2y ago

If everyone thinks this way, and if everyone starts using energy to mine bitcoin in addition to everything else (i.e. a lot more energy than an average household currently does), energy prices will go up and everyone will suffer + environmental damage. I think governments can discourage people but not restrict them because, as you said yourself, people pay for the energy they use, so they have the right to use it however they want. The practice of “Nudging” may come in handy on this case.

Bourbonic Plague 2y ago

The market can handle nudging through honest price signals. We don’t need central planners social engineering us with their behavioral economic nudges.

Just let honest price discovery do its job.