It used to be the consumption of all wealth on the planet, with any other assets being colored coins or some incarnation of a sidechain. This was all /r/Bitcoin science fiction circa 2011 which has been attempted to be coded into reality and has so far not gotten off the ground.https://twitter.com/fluidfluxation/status/1000999093966114817 …
Ill stick to a broader notion of maximalism. Bitcoin as world reserve currency or as international peg to stabilize fiat currency (a la @SoakerPatoshi). Or somewhere similar.
Neither necessitates that 51% of world energy committed to hashpower to maintain network security.
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It may become optimal to increasingly scale energy prod to hash harder. This will be a supply and demand that will push energy innovation. Once we have Dyson spheres and abundant social welfare, we might have most our stars building the chain. Would that be bad IYO?
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The markets will necessitate optimal expenditure of energy, and bitcoin optimizes marketing signal. If a *truly* better solution is out there, bitcoin scaling increases the demand and incentive potential for said solution.
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