i dont agree on the part that bitcoin has no practical use but i somehow agree on the part that bitcoin could be damaging to the economy .
bitcoin do have practical use and that is for paying , buying , for investing , trading , etc...
bitcoin could be damaging to the economy in the form of bitcoin mining where too much heat is released from mining hardware . bitcoin can also damage the economy if bitcoin is used in a wrong way due to its anonimity feature where you cant be easily traced if you'v done something wrong .
I do not think that the amount of this heat can bring some damages. It even sounds funny. Bitcoin has a practical use for people that trade it and make money holding it for long as well.