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"There are only three trillion dollar industries in existence: energy, high speed transport, and communications" I really love Casey's writeups, but I can thin

• alehul 7y ago
  What are some? Is there a definitive list of the largest industries in the world, when we think in an abstract sense (i.e. energy, transportation, communications)? Barring how challenging it would be to calculate, of course. Or maybe a list that aims to encompass all major industries via abstraction? i.e. WhatsApp and Starlink could be layers in the “communications” bucket.
  • labster 7y ago
    According to some random article[1] I duckduckgoed, agriculture is a $2.4T industry. [1]: https://croplife.org/news/agriculture-a-2-4-trillion-industry-worth-protecting/ https://croplife.org/news/agriculture-a-2-4-trillion-industr...
    • tasuki 7y ago
      As a non-native speaker, I have to ask: shouldn't that be "duckduckwent"? ;)
      • netfl0 7y ago
        Try DuckDuckGoosed.
  • X6S1x6Okd1st 7y ago
    Start at Maslow basic needs. Food, shelter, security, warmth (energy)
  • malandrew 7y ago
    Energy, Transportion and Communication are three basic necessities. Here are some more: Food ($3-4T), Housing ($16T), Healthcare ($11T), Education (?), Clothing/Apparel ($1T) Mining is just shy of $1T.
  • clouddrover 7y ago
    Banking: https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Financial-Services/gx-fsi-dcfs-2019-banking-cap-markets-outlook.pdf https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Docume...
• new_realist 7y ago
  Sure, but these happen to be the ones Musk is supposedly disrupting, so it fits with the mindset of Musk cultists.