So, you want to know what it means IF fake Bitcoin #BTC hits $1 million a coin? Let me tell you, it’s not the fantasy they sold you on. It’s a monster wearing a suit, pretending it’s freedom while it eats the world alive.
At $1 million per BTC, the miners—those leeches on the grid—would burn through 15.3 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity every single day. That’s 20.68% of the world’s energy use, just to chase digital coins in a system designed for fools who think speculation is the same as innovation.
Do you understand what that means? One in every five light bulbs, factories, homes, and power plants on this planet would exist solely to keep this charade running. Not for healthcare, not for education, not for anything that actually matters. No, all that energy goes into solving math problems that produce nothing but zeros and ones on a blockchain ledger. You could light up entire countries with that electricity, but instead, it's sacrificed on the altar of greed.
And don’t kid yourself—this isn’t decentralisation. It’s a power game, rigged by those who can afford the most efficient machines, the cheapest electricity, and the biggest mining farms. The little guy? He’s already been squeezed out. What you’re left with is a global energy hog run by corporate giants in the name of “freedom.” It’s as free as the chains they slip around your neck.
But here’s the kicker: they’ll tell you it’s all worth it. That this system is going to “save the world” or “bank the unbanked” or some other hollow slogan they cooked up in a marketing meeting. Meanwhile, they’re laughing all the way to their insulated mansions, their offshore accounts fat with cash while your electric bill skyrockets.
The world doesn’t bend for fantasies like this without someone paying the price. And that someone is you. You, sitting in your dimly lit room wondering why the grid went down, why the air feels thicker, why the world around you seems a little darker every day. That’s the cost of this so-called revolution—a revolution for the rich, powered by the poor.
So go ahead, cheer for $1 million BTC if you want. Just don’t forget what it costs to keep that dream alive. It’s not just money. It’s the earth beneath your feet, the air in your lungs, the light in your home. And when it’s all burned up, don’t say nobody warned you.
Do you still think this is possible? Really? You believe the world will stand by as 20% of its energy gets sucked into the black hole of BTC mining, just so a handful of people can wave their wallets around like some golden ticket to paradise? Open your eyes. There’s no paradise here, only scorched earth and rolling blackouts. Entire grids would collapse before this fantasy even gets off the ground.
Think about it—15.3 billion kilowatt-hours burned every single day. Do you really think governments, industries, and ordinary people are going to let that happen? When factories shut down, when hospitals lose power, when food spoils because the grid can’t keep up—who’s going to take the blame? You think the world’s just going to shrug and say, “Well, BTC’s worth it”? No chance.
This isn’t just a logistical impossibility. It’s a moral one. You don’t get to torch the world’s resources for a speculative bet and call it progress. It’s a system that would devour itself long before it reached $1 million per coin. And if you’re still clinging to the dream after hearing this, maybe the real problem isn’t BTC—it’s your inability to see the cliff you’re running toward.
You want to talk about what happens when BTC mining takes up 20% of the world’s electricity?
Fine.
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S. Tominaga AKA CSW
Jan 11, 2025
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