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To be fair (and, somewhat ironically, rationally detached libertarian) that's the way it's supposed to be. We don't develop and deploy technology to make a bun
by ajross 4mo ago
To be fair (and, somewhat ironically, rationally detached libertarian) that's the way it's supposed to be. We don't develop and deploy technology to make a bunch of too-online nerds rich. We develop and deploy technology to make everyone's lives better by providing goods at lower expense and lower externalized cost.
- toomuchtodo 4mo agoIndeed, but wouldn't it be great if all of this capital pouring into the AI bubble went into global electrification and clean energy instead? Ah well, we'll get there eventually. https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/installed-solar-pv-capacity https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/installed-solar-pv-capaci... https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/wind-generation https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/wind-generation https://ourworldindata.org/renewable-energy https://ourworldindata.org/renewable-energy https://ourworldindata.org/electricity-mix https://ourworldindata.org/electricity-mix https://electrek.co/2026/02/23/texas-is-about-to-overtake-california-in-battery-storage/ https://electrek.co/2026/02/23/texas-is-about-to-overtake-ca... https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/battery-storage-is-now-cheap-enough-to-unleash-indias-full-solar-potential/ https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/battery-storage-is-... https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/germanys-solar-installations-drop-while-new-battery-storage-hits-record https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/germanys-solar-installa...