Hey Lexiconical

I agree that bitcoin has ''gotten a bit out of hand''...

The real-world energy cost required to mine a Bitcoin has gotten a bit ludicrous

You could say that again... How many bagillion megahashes would one actually need to mine one bitcoin. Who's got computer power like that LOL!

I remember I was buying them up when they were 100 or 200 dollars and I already thought it was a bit expensive but hey I wanted to have fun online

Now with the price movements and uncertainty in bitcoin I basically buy anything but them... Funnily enough, all my IRL 'friends' (people from around the way) who always thought I was crazy to tell people to buy and use bitcoin two years ago, now are coming to me asking me where I buy my bitcoin...

I tell them dude that ship has sailed a long time ago, get yourself invested in ethereum if you want the same opportunity that bitcoin was 2 years ago and is clearly not now...

Or i tell them if you really like gambling, go ahead and put your life savings in to bitcoin and pray to god you just get a whole bunch of free money.

But I'm not making those kinds of irrational gambles lol