It's not philosophy, it's fact. Did you read the article? Issuance is independent from energy consumption.
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Yep. Difficulty adjustment goes both ways.
i did. i am not arguing that there is a necessary amount of energy or if that is a good or bad thing as your article points out.
i am articulating that there is clearly an outsized opportunity to obtain the same amount of sats via a note on nostr today vs the real life cost of mining a block reward in 100 years