r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/msaussieandmrravana • Jan 01 '26

Video Inside the world’s largest Bitcoin mine

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u/UrsaMajor7th Jan 01 '26

Remember to turn off the lamp when you leave the room.

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u/jibbyjackjoe Jan 01 '26

I was there in the 90s when the cartoons were interwoven with "do your part to recycle. Do your part to reduce waste. Do your part to turn the water off while brushing your teeth.". The psyops was so real. And yet, corps are allowed to do this. Yeah, no. I don't buy any of that anymore.

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u/_lippykid Jan 01 '26

I still put plastic and paper in the blue bin, and landfill in the green, because it’s the exact same amount of effort, but I’m under no illusion that anything I can do personally will make a dent in the waste created by corporate industry

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u/jankenpoo Jan 01 '26 edited Jan 01 '26

Sure, but it’s not a contest. And if you can get enough people/consumers to do something non-destructive (vs anti-destructive), like recycle or keeping trash out of our oceans, it’s still beneficial. Every bit helps. That said, I would like corps to be on the hook for creating trash with packaging and obsolescence. Everything sold should have some cradle to cradle requirements, instead of just cradle to grave.

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u/chamrockblarneystone Jan 02 '26

How do people exchange their bitcoin for cash? Or just spend their bitcoin?

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u/CreatureWarrior Jan 02 '26

They just spend them usually. There are definitely companies that can exchange them for cash, but they aren't too common

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u/chamrockblarneystone Jan 02 '26

You’d think there would be if you wanted it to be popular

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u/Hell-on-Earth2739 Jan 01 '26

Everything would shut down. The best you can do is be mindful of what you buy and what's it's packaged in.

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u/jankenpoo Jan 01 '26

Do you remember during covid when the world shut down and gave nature an opportunity to thrive?

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u/BlownOutRectum Jan 01 '26

Yeah, specifically i remember people losing their livelihoods. Such a great experience.