Videogames share that property. The Atari 2600 was ~5 watts. That's about what the Playstation 5 consumes during rest mode; when you're playing it, it takes 150

Videogames share that property. The Atari 2600 was ~5 watts. That's about what the Playstation 5 consumes during rest mode; when you're playing it, it takes 150-200 watts. It really sounds like you're rationalizing banning Bitcoin because you don't see any value in it. That's a dangerous way to decide who gets to use electricity.