[apples_oranges]

If surveillance is increased a bit more, the government won't need to use force to get your money.. they'll just use some rootkit chip on whatever device to get your private key.

I am also doubtful of PoS but perhaps there's a way to make a greener coin using some amount of trust and regulation?

[noxer]

See XRPL.org its nether PoW nor PoS its decentral ordering by voting named FBA (Federated Byzantine Agreement)

Many projects and tokens use it by now.