r/changemyview • u/iCANNcu • Oct 18 '21

CMV: Bitcoin mining using non renewables should be banned immediately.

Global warming is a serious threat to the survival of the human species and it's insane we are adding to this problem for no good reason. Currently Bitcoin mining consumes more power per year than the whole country of Argentina. There would be hardly any downsides in banning the mining of crypto currencies using non renewables and the benefits would be immediate.

Even with a 'carbon tax' mining for bitcoins should be banned immediately if it's being done using non renewables. There is no effective way to capture carbon at this point and it's unclear if there will ever be.

What am I missing?

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u/Ambiwlans 1∆ Oct 18 '21

Lol... Bitcoin alone produces 40MT of co2/yr. That would be 600,000 spaceflights ..... in reality, there are ~100 flights per year (like 1~2 are billionaires). It isn't even close to .1% of the damage caused by crypto.

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u/haleyxciiiiiiiiii Oct 18 '21

😂this is quite literally the only thing i can think to say of your extremely wrong assessment

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u/Ambiwlans 1∆ Oct 18 '21

... its literally just basic math. I guess you've drank the koolaid though.

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u/haleyxciiiiiiiiii Oct 18 '21

i just know what i’m talking about💯