Bitcoin mining provides security for a global, decentralized currency / payment system. If we disagree on the value Bitcoin provides to society, then we'll dis

Bitcoin mining provides security for a global, decentralized currency / payment system. If we disagree on the value Bitcoin provides to society, then we'll disagree on the power usage. The value Bitcoin provides to society isn't, and shouldn't, be judged on any specific point in time or it's unsuitability at it's core function or whatever else, it should, and will eventually, be judged on the disruption and change it brings. For better or worse.