> What if energy use came down to acceptable levels? What if there were no pre-mines? What if we can have decentralized low friction, low cost micro payments?

> What if energy use came down to acceptable levels? What if there were no pre-mines? What if we can have decentralized low friction, low cost micro payments? Wouldn't a more interesting question be something like, what if it solved a problem that wasn't already solved in a better way by much older technology?