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I hope everyone who complains about this never uses a desktop or gaming laptop.
And posts from a cell phone, tablet, or singleboard computer.
And doesn't use the older style electric stoves but, induction cooktops and microwaves instead. Not during peak hours.
And keeps eir own AC to 72°F or warmer.
And, if doesn't use solar or wind directly, opts to use nuclear or buys credits for solar or wind farm generated power.
Don't believe all the FUD against cryptocurrency. 😉
@fa42ddb1 When a bunch of gamers will draw enough electricity with their LAN parties to suck up ~10-20% of the wind and solar capacity of a State and cause rolling blackouts, to the point that they have to get into agreements with the State energy provider to push some energy back into the grid in case of supply shortages and bribed to turn off their machines during a drought, then we can talk about this.
Again, the problem with these comments is that they miss the scale of the problem. Sure, using liquid nitrogen to keep your gaming station cool while you play Baldur's Gate at the highest resolution while there's a drought is a bit despicable. But it still falls several orders of magnitude behind the consumption of a mining farm.
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