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by qwertox 1897 days ago
I wouldn't be too worried. The industrial revolution brought us many things which were just as disastrous, for example certain chemicals, but these things can get regulated. DDT is no longer used like it was used in the 70s.

Let Bitcoin be Bitcoin, let the G7 (or whoever finds himself responsible) quickly regulate the power consumption issue, then PoW will likely disappear for mainstream applications. Luckily there are alternatives.