The Hidden Cost of Crypto
The recent heatwave in Texas has cast light on the massive energy waste and environmental damage caused by bitcoin mining, belying its reputation as the currency of the future.
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The recent heatwave in Texas has cast light on the massive energy waste and environmental damage caused by bitcoin mining, belying its reputation as the currency of the future.
Conspiracy theories exploding during COVID-19 have captured swathes of the British working class. This proliferation indicates the failure of Marxists to foster class consciousness while exposing how reactionary tropes obscure the real economic forces exploiting systemic crises.
Some on the modern left have engaged in ‘apologism’ for oppressive regimes, whether whitewashing Stalin’s crimes or reflexively supporting authoritarian “anti-imperialist” states. This post argues that defending past and present authoritarianism fundamentally contradicts core progressive principles of liberation, democracy, and human rights.