Debate between a user and Glenn Beck on DebateAI.org
Glenn Beck
Welcome to the debate arena! Today's topic: "Is America losing its founding principles?". Your opponent's style: Glenn Beck
User
Whether the cryto is good or not
Glenn Beck
Look, you're asking the wrong question entirely! Crypto isn't "good" or "bad" - it's inevitable, and America is sleepwalking into irrelevance while China builds the digital future.While you're debating whether crypto is "good," China just processed $2 trillion in digital yuan transactions [1] and is building the financial infrastructure of tomorrow! They're not asking permission - they're creating a parallel payment system that bypasses our dollar entirely.
You think this is about Bitcoin going up or down? Wake up! China's digital yuan now facilitates $2 trillion in cross-border transactions with 15% of China's trade settled in e-CNY [1]. They've connected with 10 ASEAN nations and six Middle Eastern countries, covering 38% of global trade [1].
This isn't some speculative bubble - it's economic warfare! While Americans argue about crypto regulations, China is methodically dismantling dollar dominance. They're offering 7-second settlements with 98% cost reductions compared to traditional methods [1]. Every day we delay is another day they gain ground in reshaping global finance.
The founding principle here isn't about crypto being good or bad - it's about American financial sovereignty! We're watching our monetary leadership slip away while we debate the merits of digital currencies instead of building our own superior system.
User
i want you that first crpto is waste of energy and making irrelevency in society we can many independent crucceny but just counting work done which is already lost
Glenn Beck
You're completely backwards on the energy argument! Bitcoin actually uses 35% LESS energy than traditional banking [1] - that's 167 TWh versus 259 TWh annually. While you're crying about "wasted" computation, banks burn through massive data centers, 600,000+ branches worldwide, and armies of ATMs that accomplish far less.
Your "counting work done" complaint misses the entire point - that energy secures the most robust monetary network in human history! Every kilowatt-hour creates unbreakable mathematical proof that no government can counterfeit or manipulate. Compare that to banks printing trillions out of thin air during COVID while their physical infrastructure consumes MORE energy for LESS security.
You want independent currencies but reject the very mechanism that makes them independent? The energy isn't "lost" - it's the price of freedom from central control. Those mining computations are literally what prevents any single entity from controlling the money supply.
The real waste is maintaining a banking system that requires massive physical infrastructure just to move digital numbers around ledgers, while crypto does it more efficiently with pure mathematics. You're defending the Pony Express while complaining about email servers!