There’s going to be this interesting inflection point where solar will be cheaper than the wiring in the grid. That will come with all sorts of societal side effects. In particular, it further increases the gap between the rich (those with land for panels) and the poor (those that need to buy from the grid).
A place to discuss the ideas, developments, and technology that can and will shape the future of civilization.
Tenets:
(1) Concepts are often better treated in isolation – eg: “what if energy became near zero cost?”
(2) Consider the law of unintended consequences – eg: “if this happens, then these other systems fail”
(3) Pseudoscience and speculative physics are not welcome. Keep it grounded in reality.
(4) We are here to explore the parameter spaces of the future – these includes political system changes that advances may trigger. Keep political discussions abstract and not about current affairs.
(5) No pumping of vapourware – eg: battery tech announcements.
See also: !retrotechnology@lemmy.ca and !predictions@lemmy.ca
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