Crypto Cafe · by Tanvir Rahman · 2026-10-07

The energy debate around mining got very stupid very fast where I live

Small town, one local Facebook page, a rumor about 'crypto guys draining the grid,' and suddenly people were talking like every graphics card was a coal plant. I get the criticism, truly. But the conversation turned into theater instead of numbers in about two days.

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Tanvir Rahman · 4 likes

Yep, that was the vibe. Zero curiosity, all costume.

Cedar Noodle · 3 likes

A lot of people wanted a villain more than a measurement.

Yui Tanaka · 1 likes

The worst is when people flatten PoW into one cartoon instead of talking about location, source, and scale.

Mariana Costa · 1 likes

I stopped defending it online because nobody was there to learn, only to posture.

An Pham · 0 likes

Mining critics have good points and then lose me when they start acting like Christmas lights don't exist.