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		jjtheblunt on March 8, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Bill Gates Says that Bitcoin is bad For the Planet i suspect the assertion was thought of as "nowadays", whereas 150 years ago infectious disease might have been humanity's biggest problem.

xkjkls on March 8, 2021 | [–]

Some might say humans are what contribute to infectious diseases being such a serious problem.

josefx on March 8, 2021 | [–]

Wasn't penicillin a major breakthrough not even 100 years ago?

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