Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoEach Bitcoin transaction uses 4,200 gallons of water — enough to fill a swimming pool — and could potentially cause freshwater shortageswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square79fedilinkarrow-up177arrow-down165
arrow-up112arrow-down1external-linkEach Bitcoin transaction uses 4,200 gallons of water — enough to fill a swimming pool — and could potentially cause freshwater shortageswww.tomshardware.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square79fedilink
minus-squareLWD@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down5·10 months agoCruptocurrency evangelists use this whataboutism the same way fossil fuel evangelists say “cars produce carbon monoxide, but so do cows!” as if they’ve proven or debunked anything
minus-squareraktheundead@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down2·10 months agoYeah, whataboutism is essentially telling on one’s self; an implicit recognition that one has no better arguments than to try to distract.
Cruptocurrency evangelists use this whataboutism the same way fossil fuel evangelists say “cars produce carbon monoxide, but so do cows!” as if they’ve proven or debunked anything
Yeah, whataboutism is essentially telling on one’s self; an implicit recognition that one has no better arguments than to try to distract.