[GPerson]

Your argument is, “This thing may be bad, but what about this other thing that I think is even worse?”

It doesn’t address why you don’t find the arguments compelling. Do you think energy impact is completely trivial?

[georgia_peach]

In a crypto vs. fiat world, the energy consumption argument doesn't hold water when fiat probably uses just as much (or even more) energy.

[salamandersauce]

On a per transaction basis? It's important to remember that crypto is a tiny fraction of transactions.

[georgia_peach]

ENIAC consumed 174,000W. Raspberry Pi: 0.1W. Practice makes perfect.