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Dan notes that attack pieces targeting Bitcoin and mining in Texas have become increasingly common, yet he argues that such criticisms often overlook the broader context. He emphasizes that industries like data centers, driven by GPU-heavy AI processing, face similar scrutiny, particularly regarding energy consumption. He points out that the conflation of energy consumption with environmental harm is a misconception; energy use is often conflated with pollution, although in many cases, emissions depend on how the energy is generated, not how it's consumed.