Scientist here. This is probably true. America used to be a draw for very smart and capable people from around the world. Why would those people choose to come here? For homegrown folks why would they choose science when that career won’t pay them? Even before these attempted cuts the rates of science funding were already terrible.

Universities are constantly threatening and exploiting faculty. There are thousands of applications for every faculty position so admin believes there is no reason to act with decency.

Nope, a mad scientist

Yep, methane creates CO2 when burned. Atmospheric methane reacts with atmospheric OH to also make CO2 and water.

Methane was rebranded as natural gas and is used to generate electricity, heat homes, and cook food. Among other uses.

And while it’s a potent greenhouse gas it breaks down much faster than CO2 in the atmosphere

Incorrect. Methane breaks down into CO2. After it causes the atmosphere to retain significantly more heat. As CO2 it continues to contribute to climate change.

I am well aware.

A hash function is still math independent of your interest. Bitcoin is the first currency that has self emerged without being mandated by the state. Feel free to ignore it.

Again your comments don’t actually address the argument at hand.

You are arguing in favor of government control of money and arguing I’m high? Ok buddy. Sure thing.

Bitcoin runs on electricity, not internal combustion engines. Bitcoin’s use of energy is no more or less damaging to the environment than any other electricity user in the same area.

Bitcoin uses a public ledger making it a terrible choice for crimes. While not everyone wants to directly accept bitcoin there are exchanges throughout the world happy to exchange it for local currency. Bitcoin is not backed by violence like state currencies. It takes time for a new form of value to gain widespread acceptance.

Gold was used as a currency for thousands of years but you can’t use it at a local grocery store either.

Bitcoin’s value is backed by math and computers and that is somehow worse than the energy and violence used by governments?

Can you use us dollars in a grocery store in the eu? Does that mean the dollar has no value?

Value is only what people agree to. State mandated currency is no more real than any other currency.

Bitcoin was created to enable payments based upon cryptographic proof rather than trust, and doesn’t need additional applications. Mining has always been a race which is why long ago people figured out how to mine on GPUs - it was faster than mining on CPUs. Then onto ASICS. If people mined less than difficulty would adjust downwards and mining has nothing to do with liquidity.