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comment by woranj
woranj  ·  4274 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Is There An Energy Revolution On The Horizon?

I feel as though, while there will be a great deal of resistance from special interest groups, some sort of large-scale change is inevitable. With such abundant sources of energy, I don't see why entrepreneurs would resist automation. No health coverage to worry about, no one getting injured on the job, execution as perfect as code allows it to be. No pensions to worry about.

Also, with at the rate these things are developing, I can't help but imagine that there will be an invention (perhaps made possible by graphene capacitors) that give people relatively inexpensive energy autonomy. It isalready happening on a small scale via solar panels and personal wind turbines.