> I feel that any arguments along the lines of "humanity should use less energy" are doomed to failure. I think this is true to the extent that it affects peop

> I feel that any arguments along the lines of "humanity should use less energy" are doomed to failure. I think this is true to the extent that it affects people's day-to-day, but I disagree in that I think uses that aren't integral to people's entertainment, and well-being, are pretty on the table. Bitcoin falls into that category. We could turn off all of the bitcoin miners tomorrow, and other than news headlines, most people wouldn't even notice. That's a ripe area for cutting.