Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoHow close are we to infinite power? Being able to cheaply in our everyday lives? Or are we trying anymore?message-squaremessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down12
arrow-up130arrow-down1message-squareHow close are we to infinite power? Being able to cheaply in our everyday lives? Or are we trying anymore?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square20fedilink
minus-squarestressballs@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·7 days agoIf they invented a powersource capable of generating enough energy for all human needs… I have a feeling it would be used to power datacenters instead.
minus-squareInucune@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 days agoNo matter the format, any system that would provide energy for nothing makes a very powerful weapon system simply because it ignores thermodynamics.
minus-squaresquaresinger@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agoWe would hear about it. The oil industry was the biggest powerhouse for much of the last century, but it isn’t anymore. Tech is orders of magnitude bigger than oil, so if it feeds data centers it will be used no matter what big oil wants.
minus-squareSpacePanda@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 days agoThis is true, whatever makes money, this is why BP and shell have invested in solar.
If they invented a powersource capable of generating enough energy for all human needs… I have a feeling it would be used to power datacenters instead.
No matter the format, any system that would provide energy for nothing makes a very powerful weapon system simply because it ignores thermodynamics.
Or we wouldnt hear about it
We would hear about it. The oil industry was the biggest powerhouse for much of the last century, but it isn’t anymore.
Tech is orders of magnitude bigger than oil, so if it feeds data centers it will be used no matter what big oil wants.
This is true, whatever makes money, this is why BP and shell have invested in solar.