> Proof-of-Stake is nothing new, and it has serious problems: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Proof_of_Stake
Would you mind pointing to the relevant sections?
I wasn't able find criticism about Proof-of-Stake there. Instead, the beginning describes the problems with Proof-of-Work (which Proof-of-Stake tries to address). The large middle part describes some systems which mix both PoW and PoS.
> People just don't like it because it challenges their economic worldview
Not sure how this is relevant to the discussion about Bitcoin hypes and Ethereum.
In particular, I don't see why the people who implemented Ethereum shouldn't like Bitcoin. And even if they do dislike Bitcoin, I'm pretty sure this is not because it challenges their economic worldview, as Ethereum challenges the common economic worldview even more.