We're all lectured to look side-eye at bitcoin while these machine learning processes consume more energy than Las Vegas on meth. LOL.
Apples and oranges to an extent. 1) Knowledge is being derived from said energy use, and 2) nerds aren't extremely bitter that they didn't pick up that millionaire-making space cash when it was handed to them on a platter, before the rest of the world, a handful of years ago.