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-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.
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.