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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish-12•5 months agoWait till you find out how much energy banking uses…
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•5 months agoHow much? How much of total US power is used by banks? You have a number, right?
minus-squarebaltakateilinkfedilinkEnglish2•5 months agoBanks will use progressively less energy per capita as bulk data processing becomes more energy efficient, assuming they donʼt transition to using proof-of-work.
minus-square@mindbleachlinkEnglish1•5 months ago“This one asshole burns eight tons of coal every day.” “Yeah but whatabout the carbon from the entire rest of world’s electricity production? That number is bigger and I don’t know what context is.”
Wait till you find out how much energy banking uses…
Per transaction?
How much? How much of total US power is used by banks? You have a number, right?
Banks will use progressively less energy per capita as bulk data processing becomes more energy efficient, assuming they donʼt transition to using proof-of-work.
“This one asshole burns eight tons of coal every day.”
“Yeah but whatabout the carbon from the entire rest of world’s electricity production? That number is bigger and I don’t know what context is.”