I imagine I'd get three "CME? Dunno WTF that is", "How about Chicago Mercantile Exchange?", "Oh yeah, I recognize that from the boring parts of morning news updates on the radio. They do something with soy beans, right?" and two "yeah, still dunno. Is it a farmer's market?"
The places you use that aren't taking your Internet Fun Bucks though, it's just converting them into dirty fiat and giving that to merchants. Also, best hope that the $2 you spent on a carton of milk isn't worth $4 by the end of the week.
Can you link to anyone at all on Hacker News claiming that cryptocurrencies should be based on proof of planting a tree, or were you making a strawman argument?
Revolution: noun. Something that makes a noticeable difference in people's lives.
Is not the definition of a revolution.
This is Revolution: noun. a forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system.
That's exactly what Blockchain technologies are doing to fiat currencies. Don't you see it? Or you're one of the idiots here that are missing out. Don't fall into collective thinking (like OP says).
Just go out to a target and ask 5 people... Unless you live on mars already.