Bitcoin miners are like ants (hear me out!)
Ants eat crumbs, ie: food that humans either can't use or don't want.
Bitcoin mining works the same way. It uses surplus energy at times and places where no one else can use it: midday solar overflow, nighttime wind surplus, stranded gas in remote locations.
It doesn't compete with electricity. It eats the crumbs that no one else could use. And in the process, it makes the whole grid more efficient and more resilient.
dsbatten / Daniel Batten
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2026-03-30 23:19:59 UTC
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