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		paulgb on Feb 10, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index The market won’t decide optimally because the costs (climate change) are socialized across the whole population but the benefits are not. It’s basically saying if you don’t like pollution don’t pollute, which is flawed in ways I don’t have to explain.

nwah1 on Feb 10, 2021 | [–]

The Personal Responsibility Vortex is a decent explanation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjNRtrZjkfE

whoisninja on Feb 10, 2021 | [–]

ya then debate about it, write about it, learn about it

may be you are right , may be you're wrong

just don't be too sure that you know better than most

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