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You’re assuming all energy will have a productive use though and nothing is wasted. If 2 people decide to carpool they can save money on gas, and that’s not a z
by camjohnson26 6y ago
You’re assuming all energy will have a productive use though and nothing is wasted. If 2 people decide to carpool they can save money on gas, and that’s not a zero sum transaction even if one party pays the other. Just because energy is expended doesn’t mean there was a productive use, after all the universe will burn up one day no matter how well or poorly humans treat it, entropy can only increase.
- neonological 6y agoYou're just using your energy more efficiently when you carpool. It's still a limited resource whether you use that energy productively or not.
- camjohnson26 6y agoYes it is but that’s the point, if most energy is wasted it doesn’t matter that it’s limited.
- neonological 6y agoNo. Wasted energy makes it even more limited. That’s why there’s power outages during peak usage (Texas) and that’s also why we pay for energy.