[vmception]

you say that but that’s how electronics work

you are limiting one variable: power consumption, and people will have to work around that tighter than they already do

[leereeves]

If there's an uprising about Bitcoin's energy usage in the USA (just for example), neither the US gov nor people will be able to force miners in, say, China to use less energy.

But that might provide a good excuse for the government to regulate Bitcoin in whatever way they choose.