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This is interesting, but I wonder how it will play out. I remember reading about the advent of nuclear power, which was supposed to be "too cheap to meter", bu
by m463 1y ago
This is interesting, but I wonder how it will play out.
I remember reading about the advent of nuclear power, which was supposed to be "too cheap to meter", but it never materialized.
My taks is that "free" always, always correlates with bad behavior. I think people might just heat their pool with resistive electricity. Or air condition their backyard.
- wmf 1y agoA few people wasting electricity in dumb ways won't put a dent in the excess.
- daymanstep 1y agoPeople will probably just use it for bitcoin mining or smelting aluminium or some other similar moneymaking activity that is essentially a black hole for electricity.
- rbanffy 1y ago> I think people might just heat their pool with resistive electricity. Or air condition their backyard. If the energy surplus is sufficient, I don’t see why this is a huge issue. I doubt a significant population would do it anyway.