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Finally, something that might actually be available to consumers. To everyone else that is talking about it not happening because of inefficiencies etc, wouldn

• TeMPOraL 11y ago
  > wouldn't the fact that we are also working on ways to generate more renewable energy and working on improving efficiency factor into this equation? One of the most important questions of the early XXI century is whether we'll manage to switch the world from coal to green energy before we cook the planet and without starving big parts of the population for power. One of the talking points is the observation that renewables may not be efficient enough yet and we may not be able to pull it off without going into nuclear ASAP. We have barely enough energy, the third world is rising their living standards to the point they themselves will need a shit ton of power for things like fridges, washing machines and hot showers, and we're thinking of putting all our surplus into ridiculously inefficient things like wireless power? I think if this idea gets into market now, I'll ask Copernicus to stop this planet and let me get off. > It might start of as a luxury more than a necessity. Yes. The kind of luxury like using up $30 000 worth of water in the middle of a drought in California, just because you can. Rightfully pissing everyone else off.