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John Lennon's Son Defends Bitcoin- Musician Highlights Carbon Footprint Tied to Consumerism

Over the course of the last week, the concern tied to the environmental impact bitcoin mining produces continues to be a very topical discussion. On May 14, the musician and activist, Sean Ono Lennon, the son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, said that he’s more concerned with consumerism than those complaining about bitcoin’s use of electricity.

Sean Ono Lennon Pokes Fun at Wasteful Consumers Complaining About Bitcoin’s Electricity Use

Sean Ono Lennon, the son of the Beatles’ John Lennon, is a fan of the leading digital currency bitcoin (BTC). Back in November 2020, Lennon discussed the subject on the “Orange Pill” podcast with hosts Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert. During the interview, Lennon told the “Orange Pill” podcast hosts that he felt like “bitcoin is something that empowers individuals.” The British-American musician further added that bitcoin “empowers people in a way they’ve never been empowered before.”

John Lennon's Son Defends Bitcoin- Musician Highlights Carbon Footprint Tied to Consumerism
Sean Ono Lennon is a musician, songwriter, and activist and the son of the Beatles’ John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono.

This week on Twitter, Lennon has made another statement about bitcoin, after the recent Elon Musk and Tesla controversy that sparked concerns over the network’s carbon footprint. It seems that Lennon understands that bitcoin miners use a great deal of renewable energy and the musician thinks there are bigger issues humans should consider. On Friday Lennon tweeted:

Ppl wearing jeans and drinking coffee and eating almonds and avocados and driving cars and taking flights and using cellphones and buying new computers while complaining that #bitcoin uses electricity (70% of which is renewable).

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