&gt; anti-environmentalist ... vast amounts of wasted electricity<p>Ironically uses politically-charged language when discussing how bitcoin gets political.<p>How about: &quot;I&#x27;m concerned with the amount of electricity devoted to mining.&quot;<p>Some of the bitcoin-is-going-to-take-over advocates could counter with, &quot;That electricity cost is a lot better for the environment than the standing armies required to secure fiat money.&quot;