Economics

GDP/capita in the US would be $100-200k instead of $65k if we had stayed on the Adams curve

we should be using more energy, not less

there's no such thing as a rich country that consumes little energy

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re nuclear: the mainstream narrative is that current situation is because of Chernobyl and various other incidents, but recently heard Peter Thiel say he thinks the real reason is because it took India only ten years to get a nuclear weapon after the Soviets gave it tech needed for a nuclear reactor

Yes! I think many have lost the plot and are distracted by re-arranging deck chairs instead of things that really matter

We should 💯 focus on making energy cheaper and producing more energy! From nuclear to coal. We should make more energy!

Yes, and we have already hit peak oil production. There are as yet no viable alternatives (high density, high transportability) to hydrocarbons. The faster we burn the faster the "Seneca Cliff" approaches. This is a systemic problem but there seems no genuine effort to invest in real alternatives to hydrocarbons.

fr turn on the taps, give humanity energy