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> miners pay for the electricity they use just like everyone else

The article about miners literally stealing the electricity that they use was only 2 days ago https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27313686

Sure. Isn’t that the argument for market-based fixes to negative externalities, like carbon taxes?

or maybe create a technology that does not waste that amount of energy and advocate for that?

That is more respectful than yelling "STFU" ¯\_(ツ)_/¯