well... energy According to the first law of thermodynamics.

So true for many types of creative work. When you are ahead of the curve, others naturally don't understand it. Even less can they appreciate your efforts in their consumer mentality. An exception might be performance arts or sports. Btw, I very much appreciate your work! Never really had the chance to tell you

Exactly. Slower block propagation cements mining centralization by incentivizing the largest miners to create their privileged peer network.

#Bitcoin is an enlightenment pill. It changes not only one generation, but whole societies. It's a slow burner though. If you need mass festivals and fast euphoria, maybe you wanna try drugs? 😉