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In this context, I like to think of the Kardashev scale. Humans should be at 0.73, maybe less. Our natural resources are limited, our consumption and developme

• dasmoth 8y ago
  Where does your “should” come from? To my understanding, that’s very close to the current level[1]. So are you saying “here but no further” (and if so, why here rather that, say, 1980 levels?). What would be your preconditions for significantly higher energy usage? [1] - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kardashev_scale https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kardashev_scale