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I mean, sure, but replacing it with another ponzi scheme with even less checks and balances isn't really gonna solve anything, but make things worse.

"The breaks occasionally fail, so we did away with them"

Ironcially backed by an ungodly amount of violence and emissions

That's crypto's weak point. Blockchains are effective as long as gun toting folks let the miners mine.

I'd be surprised if Uncle Sam decided to drop the dollar and lose the influence it provides.

The US will never "drop the dollar" while it continues to exist as a nation. Why would the US government allow a system they don't control to run their economy?

A blockchain based "e-dollar" is certainly possible, but Bitcoin will forever be a hugely wasteful online casino.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism

not whataboutism, as US dollars would be the obvious alternative to accepting crypto