Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoHow close are we to infinite power? Being able to cheaply in our everyday lives? Or are we trying anymore?message-squaremessage-square20linkfedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down14
arrow-up129arrow-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 · 3 months agomessage-square20linkfedilink
minus-squarestressballs@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·3 months 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-squareSpacePanda@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agoOr we wouldnt hear about it
minus-squaresquaresinger@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 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-up2·3 months agoThis is true, whatever makes money, this is why BP and shell have invested in solar.
minus-squareInucune@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agoNo matter the format, any system that would provide energy for nothing makes a very powerful weapon system simply because it ignores thermodynamics.
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.
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.
No matter the format, any system that would provide energy for nothing makes a very powerful weapon system simply because it ignores thermodynamics.