Most people who are new to cryptocurrency try to "fix" Bitcoin at least once. After a while some come to realize that Bitcoin's proof-of-work algorithm is actually a feature and not a bug.
It used to be that this was acceptable because bitcoin was going to solve our inequality problems and make money more egalitarian and all internet transactions smoother (or something). Yet, with a price of $7K per coin I still struggle to find anyone I know who has ever made a real purchase with it.
So what exactly are we getting from this energy demand? Does there exist a pie chart for where all the miners source their energy and maybe a metric for tons of CO2 per coin/transaction?
Bitcoin asks you to pay a humongous upkeep for a trusted system. I am not convinced the benefits of such a system outweigh the energy waste it requires.