This is anti-scientific gaslighting and it does a disservice to all the people working hard to bring the actual benefits of applied cryptography and distributed

This is anti-scientific gaslighting and it does a disservice to all the people working hard to bring the actual benefits of applied cryptography and distributed tech to the public in ways to that actually provide public good. There are alternatives to wasteful proof of work schemes. Proof of space and time & proof of stake. Neither are perfect but clearly Bitcoin's hyperdeflationary raccoon trap proof of work scheme isn't either. Bitcoin advocates had better get it together.