Proof of work isn’t for everybody I guess.

The word poseur exists to distinguish the people who earned their place in a scene from noobs who bought their way without sacrificing anything. Poseurs ruin all good scenes and it’s the community’s ability to discern them that determines the longevity of that scene.

Proof of work definitely separates people in Bitcoin. Plebs abide by it solemnly, while shitcoiners and LARPs find it unnecessary.