Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoHow close are we to infinite power? Being able to cheaply in our everyday lives? Or are we trying anymore?message-squaremessage-square20linkfedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down14
arrow-up128arrow-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 · 2 months agomessage-square20linkfedilink
minus-squareSpacePanda@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoOr we wouldnt hear about it
minus-squaresquaresinger@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months 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-up2·2 months agoThis is true, whatever makes money, this is why BP and shell have invested in solar.
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.