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"This Machine Greens" - Bitcoin Documentary - Online Premiere

Swan Bitcoin · documentary · Watch on YouTube

CryptographyRenewables, batteries & storageClimate policy, solutions & debate

What it is

A documentary from Swan Bitcoin exploring Bitcoin's relationship with energy, featuring Lyn Alden and others, and arguing that mining is a net positive for the environment and not wasteful.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Bitcoin advocates on HN cite it to rebut energy-consumption and waste criticisms, though it is an advocacy piece from a Bitcoin company.

  • 5 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2021, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “Bitcoin is a "machine that greens". It will drive sustainable energy development in an emergent free market fashion”

    Argues bitcoin drives sustainable energy development.

    nk1tz, 2021-09 · Strong recommendation · in “Bitcoin's growing e-waste problem”

  2. “This video also does a great job of addressing the "waste" by elaborating on "unforgable costliness”

    Addresses the waste argument via unforgeable costliness.

    easymovet, 2021-09 · Recommendation · in “Bitcoin's growing e-waste problem”

  3. “There is a great documentary on this”

    Documentary countering the energy consumption claim.

    Offpics, 2021-09 · Recommendation · in “China declares cryptocurrency deals ‘illegal’”

  4. “If you're curious about the connection between Bitcoin and the energy sector these are worth looking at.”

    Worth looking at for the Bitcoin and energy connection.

    Quindecillion, 2022-01 · Recommendation · in “Mozilla Foundation pausing cryptocurrency donations”

  5. “Listed as positive-impact bitcoin and green energy material.”

    lumannnn, 2022-03 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: Software with biggest potential for positive impact in 5 years?”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: bitcoin mining, energy consumption, green energy, lyn alden, cryptocurrency

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