People often say, BTC has stood the test of time. What was the test exactly. Test to see how many people are greedy? Test to see how much energy can be wasted?

People often say, BTC has stood the test of time. What was the test exactly. Test to see how many people are greedy? Test to see how much energy can be wasted? How much more can we pollute the environment ? How it can not be used as a currency ? Yes I see, it is still here. But in my view, it shouldn't be. There needs to be another way to solve ledger consensus, other than POW.