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people used to say that exact same thing about climate. Yes, Earth is deep. So is our species' hunger for more. This scenario has played so many times but sure
by beebeepka 3y ago
people used to say that exact same thing about climate.
Yes, Earth is deep. So is our species' hunger for more. This scenario has played so many times but surely this is different! It's "limitless" energy. Eat the hype and ignore (well, downvote) all concerns.
- baq 3y agoto put the numbers into perspective, oceans will boil off much sooner than the mantle cools down in any noticeable fashion due to human activity just due to waste heat. in fact, it'll only take ~400 years of 2.3% yoy growth of energy usage. don't tell economists! https://dothemath.ucsd.edu/2011/07/galactic-scale-energy/ https://dothemath.ucsd.edu/2011/07/galactic-scale-energy/