This is very poorly researched and written article. We don't need "Zero point energy", we need a more efficient form of energy compared to Fossil Fuels which h

This is very poorly researched and written article. We don't need "Zero point energy", we need a more efficient form of energy compared to Fossil Fuels which have been the driver of the economy. It's quite likely that leaps in Solar, Battery and Nuclear will allow us to "upgrade" civilization. Energy is also only one part of the society/economy, the other part is cognitive/computation. The emergence of networked world along with AI and Sensing, will provide civilization with another leap in terms of efficiency. The idea that "if there was something to be discovered (or businesses that would need to be started), it would have been already discovered" is completely wrong. Rather technological inventions allow us to build more efficient system that would not have been previously feasible. This article reminds me of the socialists who despise Green Revolution, claiming it was a "Technological Solution" to problem of hunger (and inequality) in India, etc. and would rather have preferred mass revolutions and social change with "equitable" distribution. All the while enjoying privileges that come with living in a developed country.