you know what else is wasting electricity? the whole financial system. I'm gonna bet you real bitcoin that they waste way more. Also guess what? They close at 5

you know what else is wasting electricity? the whole financial system. I'm gonna bet you real bitcoin that they waste way more. Also guess what? They close at 5PM and during weekends. So there is that. The energy consumption and the high prices of GPU comes down to capitalism and freedom of choice. Who are you to decide on what we should spend energy on and what we should not spend energy on? If an activity yields more money that it consumes (even if it's in the form of an electrical bill) people are going to do that activity.