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literal commentary. an elegant speech - he educates, unsnarls narratives just enough to help bridge misunderstanding, pushes the boundaries of acceptable while being intellectual and respectful. he actually deeply understand his topics, which allow him to, even during a prepared speech, demonstrate he is capable of nimble conversation and discussion. he recognizes bitcoin and digital data are only as useful as citizen access to it, and he easily navigated the thin line between explaining it literally by challenging some of the buzz words usually flung around. he's personable relatable and interesting. he recognizes there is no bitcoin or any free asset without a protected and free internet and sets the stage for slowly unraveling the narratives which choke the entire tech community because of his broad spectrum understanding of all social layers (which is rare). he would easily beat trump because trump won't have the same seriousness to match his intellectualism and kennedy wouldn't tolerate being bullied. i suggest if he isn't the candidate in the end, he's the vp, though i know that probably not popular amongst the purists who made a deal with the devil over mars. eyeroll.
Powerful speech by RFK, and he addresses all concerns. To add on, coal, fossil fuel and natural gas continue to be the predominant energy source (80% of global energy supply) despite treaties, regulations and environment concerns. We need a diff incentive to boost renewable energy I recall your tweet a few years back -
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#bitcoin incentivizes renewable energy
 It was a bold statement and a right one, and global reaction was overwhelmingly positive. I wrote some of these down 2 mths after that tweet and I’m sure there is more now : 1. Using waste of non - renewable energies - Stronghold Digital Mining in Pennsylvania combines waste coal and hydropower to mine Bitcoin. - Denver's Crusoe Energy Systems utilizes waste gas from oil drilling to achieve carbon negativity, as flares often fail to fully burn the methane it contains. 2. Under-utilised clean non-renewable energy - El Salvador expands geothermal mining and uses funds from Bitcoin mining to fund social infrastructure like schools and clinics - a lot of benefits to nuclear energy if used right. Texas power grid also uses 10.9% of nuclear energy to power its state - Suarez advocates Bitcoin miners near South Florida's Turkey Point nuclear plant. 3. Expanding renewable energies - Lord Fusitu'a of Tonga's Parliament harnesses ocean wave kinetic energy. - Tara Ocean project tests successful ocean energy mining collaboration between Paris and Los Angeles. - Paraguay's Deputy, Carlos Antonio Rejala Helman, capitalizes on Bitcoin projects leveraging hydroelectric energy which is net positive for the country. - Your company Block, @jack and Blockstream is building an open source solar-powered bitcoin mining facility 4. Potentials in underdeveloped countries - In "The Humanitarian and Environmental Case for Bitcoin," Alex Gladstein highlights many African countries lack access to basic amenities like electricity and clean water, despite untapped solar and hydroelectric resources. Countries such as Congo, South Sudan, Somalia, Libera, Sierra Leone, Chad, Niger, Malawi and the Central African Republic have less than 10% access to electricity. Bitcoin mining demand can attract long-term infrastructure investment. 5. Potentials in turning illegal miners into harvesting renewables - Malaysia remains one of the highest Bitcoin mining countries yet nobody knows who these miners are. With its tropical rainforest climate and abundant sunlight and water, Malaysia has ample opportunities to harness solar energy and repurpose abandoned hydroelectric dams. Bitcoin's demand can drive global change and have a positive environmental impact.
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It’s good that Tesla is contributing towards solar energy. I would separate person from the cause. My hot country lacks affordable solar panels and abandoned hydro to gov’t-controlled energy and rampant corruption in the supply chain. Elon may get a lot of things wrong but harvesting energy source and making it equitable is right Ideally Elon should champion decentralisation of supply chain so that he won’t be controlled by gov’ts globally, but that’s another story for another day.
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Yea. I’m not sure if he is net positive, but I’m just going by each actions. That aside, I think it’s pretty incredible that global leaders and entrepreneurs are picking it up. The re-use of waste from non-renewable energy was very innovative. I think when Blocks’s nanotech miners come out, it’s gonna be a game changer