A Bitcoin mine moved to a small town in Texas. One by one, the residents fell ill.

Over the course of several months in 2024, TIME spoke to more than 40 people in the Granbury area who reported a medical ailment that they believe is connected to the arrival of the Bitcoin mine: hypertension, heart palpitations, chest pain, vertigo, tinnitus, migraines, panic attacks. At least 10 people went to urgent care or the emergency room with these symptoms. The development of large-scale Bitcoin mines and data centers is quite new, and most of them are housed in extremely remote places. There have been no major medical studies on the impacts of living near one. But there is an increasing body of scientific studies linking prolonged exposure to noise pollution with cardiovascular damage.

  • @[email protected]English
    -3•2 months ago

    Studies have never been proven wrong after decades when larger data samples are available.

    • @[email protected]
      2•2 months ago

      Well, prove it wrong if you’re so sure of it.

      “Some people are wrong, therefore all people are wrong” is a stupid statement.

      • @[email protected]English
        -2•2 months ago

        If it’s stupid why are you saying it?

        • @[email protected]
          2•2 months ago

          To quote you.

          • @[email protected]English
            0•2 months ago

            I don’t think you know what a quote is

            • @[email protected]
              2•2 months ago

              It’s a quote of the inner bullshit of your argument.

    • @mindbleach
      1•2 months ago

      Therefore you get to make up whatever shit feels most special and clever.

      Who the fuck is left to study? A billion people have cell phones. It’s been decades. Get over yourself.

      • @[email protected]English
        0•2 months ago

        I’m not going to die on that hill because I’m just being pedantic, but I’ll mention that it was public opinion tetraethyl lead was safe for gasoline. Thank the left for regulations.

        Fun fact, leaded gas was still used until 2021! The first study to show it was harmful came out in 1924.

        • @mindbleach
          1•2 months ago

          Hey buddy? This is you, dying on that hill.

          You’re not pedantic. You’re a crank. People have been freaking out about radio waves since the late 1800s and literally all of the evidence says you’re wrong. Stop playing make-believe, and stop aping how scientists sound when they deal with people like you.

          • @[email protected]English
            1•2 months ago

            Please stand directly in front of a broadcast radio transmitter and let me know the results.