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The main reason we need much lower #interestrates in America is because the economy is getting smacked with multiple deflationary forces.

#ArtificialInteligence is empowering companies to drive more profits with fewer employees. This is deflationary.

Robotics is squeezing inefficiency out of companies, factories, traffic, and warehouses. This is deflationary.

Deportations are reducing the number of people available for certain jobs, while driving down demand for homes, food, and gas. This is deflationary.
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If you have these generational deflationary trends hitting the US economy, yet you keep interest rates artificially high, America will end up in a very bad place.
The situation is clear. Technology and immigration policy are changing the structure of the economy.

Lower rates are essential for the foreseeable future.
ALWAYS DYOR 💯💯💯💯
#interestrates #Inflation
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Metric / Factor #bitcoin ($BTC ) #GOLD (mining & production)
Annual electricity / energy use (global mining production) ~ 138 TWh / year (as of mid-2024, average estimate) Frequently cited figure ~ 131 TWh / year (older estimate) for global gold mining/production.
Range of BTC estimates (worst / high-hashrate scenarios) Some studies point to higher possible consumption — historically BTC network annual use has ranged up to ~180 TWh (or more, depending on hashrate). For gold: energy-consumption estimates are less certain; the commonly cited 131 TWh comes from older data and may not reflect recent mining intensities.
Energy source / Clean-energy share (for BTC mining) ~ 52.4 % of Bitcoin mining energy is from “sustainable” sources (renewables + nuclear). For gold mining: energy-mix data is more fragmented / less standardized (mines worldwide, different practices — difficult to get a global “clean share”).
Environmental footprint / Carbon emissions (global) BTC mining — associated emissions ~ 39.8 million tonnes CO₂-equivalent per year (as per recent Cambridge/CCAF estimate) under the current energy mix. Gold mining’s global emissions: various estimates suggest ~100 MtCO₂e / year for gold-mining sector (all operations, globally) in some analyses.
Other environmental & social impact factors Mining uses electricity, hardware production, electronic-waste risk. The production and disposal of mining hardware add additional environmental cost beyond electricity. Gold mining often involves chemical use (to extract ore), land disruption, water usage, environmental degradation — these issues tend to be more visible and locally damaging.
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🟡 What This Comparison Really Means (Plain & Realistic)

BTC and gold mining are on a somewhat comparable scale globally in terms of total electricity/energy use — at least based on available numbers. BTC ~138 TWh/yr vs gold ~131 TWh/yr (depending on estimate).

But BTC’s energy use varies a lot: because it depends on global hash-rate, the type of hardware, and how frequently miners run rigs. In high-hashrate scenarios, BTC’s demand can go up significantly (some models project ~180 TWh+).

Gold’s “131 TWh” number is old and uncertain: global gold-mining operations, methods, and efficiency vary a lot — so the real number may be different now (higher or lower).

With BTC, about half of mining energy now comes from sustainable/clean sources (renewables + nuclear) — that helps reduce its carbon footprint compared to older estimates.

For gold, environmental impact isn’t just electricity — there are toxins, water pollution, land disruption, mining waste — these add extra “hidden costs” beyond just energy, and are harder to compare numerically.

On greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions, some studies suggest that gold mining overall still produces more CO₂ globally (because of scale and legacy production methods).

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✅ My View (Balanced): Neither BTC nor Gold is “perfect” — both have trade-offs

If you care about energy source mix and potential for “clean mining,” BTC has improved (50 %+ sustainable energy share).

But BTC remains volatile, dependent on energy-intensive computing, and sensitive to global mining activity.

Gold, meanwhile, is more stable, long-established, and doesn’t require constant computing — but gold mining’s environmental / ecological costs (pollution, land use, chemical use) are often neglected or under-reported globally.

So comparing “BTC vs Gold” isn’t a simple “good vs bad” — the decision depends on what you consider more important: energy use & renewables vs industry legacy, stability, environmental externalities.
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Always remember — DYOR. These numbers come from trusted sources, but every study has a range and different assumptions.