Elon Musk
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Kardashev three, you've harnessed most of the energy of a galaxy.
Kardashev three, you've harnessed most of the energy of a galaxy.
Um, now we're only about, I don't know, 1% or a few, a few percent of Kodeshov scale one right now, optimistically.
Um, now we're only about, I don't know, 1% or a few, a few percent of Kodeshov scale one right now, optimistically.
Um, so, um, but as soon as you go to Kodeshov scale two, where you're talking about the power of the sun, then you're really just saying, um, everything is solar power and, and, and, and the rest is in the noise.
Um, so, um, but as soon as you go to Kodeshov scale two, where you're talking about the power of the sun, then you're really just saying, um, everything is solar power and, and, and, and the rest is in the noise.
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and um yeah so like the you know like the sun produces about a billion times or call it well over a billion times more energy than everything on earth combined it's crazy it's mind-blowing right yeah yeah solar is the obvious solution to all this and yeah i mean short term
and um yeah so like the you know like the sun produces about a billion times or call it well over a billion times more energy than everything on earth combined it's crazy it's mind-blowing right yeah yeah solar is the obvious solution to all this and yeah i mean short term
you have to use some of these other sources but hey there it is an hour and a half star powered like maybe we got a branding issue here yeah star power instead of solar power it's it's starlight yeah starlight it's the power of a blazing sun um how much energy does an entire star have
you have to use some of these other sources but hey there it is an hour and a half star powered like maybe we got a branding issue here yeah star power instead of solar power it's it's starlight yeah starlight it's the power of a blazing sun um how much energy does an entire star have
More than enough.
More than enough.
All right.
All right.
And also, you really need to keep the power local.
And also, you really need to keep the power local.
So sometimes people, honestly, I've had these discussions so many times, it's where they say, well, would you beam the power back to Earth?
So sometimes people, honestly, I've had these discussions so many times, it's where they say, well, would you beam the power back to Earth?