> not wasting tons of precious energy and talent
If it's China and the government owns that energy and talent then yes. If it is a free country, then the government has no businesses telling us how to best invest our resources and talent.
If it's China and the government owns that energy and talent then yes. If it is a free country, then the government has no businesses telling us how to best invest our resources and talent.
I really don't like crypto, but I don't see why everything I dislike should be illegal. The active harm it causes should be illegal though, but I believe that it's largely the case already.
Besides, crypto bros weren't exactly cracking the atom before crypto became profitable. The rest of our industry is devoted to either making people click ads, or creating toll roads on every human interaction.