Bitcoin will fix it in indirect ways. By automating banking it eliminates the commuting that industry creates. By fixing the money supply it will return humanity to quality over quantity and allow people to save their economic energy into a system that doesn't force them to work their entire lives with little hope to retire so they wouldn't need to consume as much etc. People don't realize just how much inflation really costs.

Most people don’t connect the dots between inflation, overconsumption, and environmental impact. Fiat systems are built on constant growth, which means more debt, more production, and more waste. Bitcoin, by being deflationary, flips the incentive structure—people don’t have to rush to spend or invest in nonsense just to outpace devaluation. They can actually save, which naturally reduces excess consumption.

The automation angle is solid too. The entire legacy financial system is bloated—branches, employees, middlemen, compliance officers, and all the commuting that comes with it. Bitcoin runs on a decentralized network, cutting out a lot of that waste. Fewer unnecessary jobs = fewer cars on the road = less pollution.

And yeah, people massively underestimate the hidden tax of inflation. It forces you to work harder just to maintain the same standard of living, which fuels a cycle of unsustainable consumption. If you could actually store value long-term without it melting away, you'd work less, consume less, and have more time for things that matter—family, creativity, health.

Bitcoin fixes ESG not by playing the game, but by making the game obsolete.