No, because one transaction uses as much energy as a normal household in a year. Or something like that.

Both based on Bing’s search engine

Initial distribution was through a captcha-protected crypto ‘faucet’. The faucet is still up. Did the developers keep a large part of the coins themselves? I’ve never heard that.

No, because I’m not a trader. It’s not all about the exchange rate for me, but about the utility of the coin.

Most coins exist because other coins exist. Nano and Monero not necessarily.

I like it as a way to donate to creators without revealing my identity. It comes close to handing over cash.

You could also use it to pay for a VPN, but since the VPN provider sees your original IP address anyways, I don’t think that’s useful.

I only like two cryptocurrencies.

Nano: free transactions, each wallet runs it’s own blockchain, so it’s got no negative impact on the environment.

Monero: allows for anonymous transfers

Believing we’re living in the end of times is nothing new. Up til now, it never turned out true.

I agree with your first two paragraphs.

The third, well, it’s your choice to choose not to have children. That’s fine and I understand. But people shouldn’t feel obligated not to get children to save the climate.

Not that you’re suggesting that, just clarifying.