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I’ve seen some math that suggests that this or perhaps even doing it on the surface with superconducting rings near the poles would take less energy than you mi
by api 3y ago
I’ve seen some math that suggests that this or perhaps even doing it on the surface with superconducting rings near the poles would take less energy than you might think.
If I recall correctly it was something like the power grid output of the state of California. A lot but entirely within human capacity.
If it were space based you’d have a ton of free continuous solar power.
- asdff 3y agoHuman capacity and human will are, however, rarely aligned. Many great things we can do with collective efforts, but this is not our society.
- api 3y agoI think will is pretty aligned, unfortunately. There’s a pretty good series called For All Mankind about an alt history where all our Cold War military spending went to space instead. We are going to Mars in the 90s. It’s plausible. Not that many people care about exploring the universe. Far more care about squabbling over little bits of dirt on Earth.