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@ZJones_1987 @elonmusk I think the legal concept is clear but freedom of expression is also a moral principle. On that basis, I think it’s fair to criticize a platform for not adhering to it.

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“Critics say the enormous electricity consumption needed to sustain cryptocurrency is fueling the climate crisis and now threatens a partial resurrection of coal in the US” https://t.co/bfnkWM96Ho

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This takedown of #Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies by David Rosenthal is worth reading. https://t.co/0lpG8wZeL7

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“The economics of the future are somewhat different. You see, money doesn’t exist in the 24th century. The acquisition of wealth is no longer the driving force in our lives. We work to better ourselves, and the rest of humanity.” Captain Picard, Star Trek: First Contact

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Bitcoin consumes a lot of electricity to compensate for a lack of trust between nodes, but in networks where trust is not a scarce resource, that is a huge and unfortunate waste.

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@PeterSchiff BoJ balance sheet is > 100% of GDP and Japan has not had runaway inflation. How do you explain this?