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solar Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Automating everything except the ballerina need not raise labour's share, because the marginal value of the automated stuff falls faster than its quantity rises. Automating everything except the ballerina need not raise labour's share, because the marginal value of the automated stuff falls faster than its quantity rises. Last stated 3 months ago
4 Jun 2026
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Phil Trammell — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Even with no redistribution at all, a little saving would rescue a great many people, because the same AI that automates the work makes returns enormous. — tap to centre the map on it Even with no redistribution at all, a little saving would rescue a great many people, because the same AI that automates the work makes returns enormous. Last stated 3 months ago
4 Jun 2026
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Phil Trammell — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nothing has yet been completely automated: look down the supply chain behind any machine and labour is still adding a great deal of the value. — tap to centre the map on it Nothing has yet been completely automated: look down the supply chain behind any machine and labour is still adding a great deal of the value. Last stated 3 months ago
4 Jun 2026
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Phil Trammell — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Some goods really will get a fully automated supply chain, and yet what that does to the overall capital share is genuinely ambiguous. — tap to centre the map on it Some goods really will get a fully automated supply chain, and yet what that does to the overall capital share is genuinely ambiguous. Last stated 3 months ago
4 Jun 2026
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Phil Trammell — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Once AI and robotics do the manufacturing, the price of any object becomes the price of the energy used to make it. — tap to centre the map on it Once AI and robotics do the manufacturing, the price of any object becomes the price of the energy used to make it. Last stated 3 weeks ago
15 Aug 2026
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Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The share of income spent on things only a human can do will stay negligible, because new things to buy keep being invented faster than we satiate on the old ones. — tap to centre the map on it The share of income spent on things only a human can do will stay negligible, because new things to buy keep being invented faster than we satiate on the old ones. Last stated 3 months ago
4 Jun 2026
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Phil Trammell — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A highly dynamic economy that cheaply mass-produces robots may increase rather than decrease the risk of Malthusian resource dilemmas. — tap to centre the map on it A highly dynamic economy that cheaply mass-produces robots may increase rather than decrease the risk of Malthusian resource dilemmas. Last stated 3 years ago
1 Oct 2023
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2023-10-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An industrial robot does not replace labour, it shifts labour from hourly workers to scarce skilled ones. — tap to centre the map on it An industrial robot does not replace labour, it shifts labour from hourly workers to scarce skilled ones. Last stated 7 months ago
12 Feb 2026
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Austin Vernon — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Forced labour in Chinese clean-energy supply chains is real, and it is not why the goods are cheap. — tap to centre the map on it Forced labour in Chinese clean-energy supply chains is real, and it is not why the goods are cheap. Last stated a year ago
15 May 2025
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most nuclear companies will not have this solved by 2031, and many still will not by 2035, because they have the wrong mindset. — tap to centre the map on it Most nuclear companies will not have this solved by 2031, and many still will not by 2035, because they have the wrong mindset. Last stated 3 weeks ago
15 Aug 2026
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Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most of the nuclear industry is a modelling and simulation business producing paper reactors, not a business that builds them. — tap to centre the map on it Most of the nuclear industry is a modelling and simulation business producing paper reactors, not a business that builds them. Last stated 3 weeks ago
15 Aug 2026
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Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nuclear safety should be pursued by reducing the consequence of an accident rather than its odds, because something unpredictable always happens. — tap to centre the map on it Nuclear safety should be pursued by reducing the consequence of an accident rather than its odds, because something unpredictable always happens. Last stated 3 weeks ago
15 Aug 2026
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Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. Last stated 2 years ago
18 Apr 2024
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Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland. — tap to centre the map on it A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland. Last stated 2 years ago
9 Nov 2024
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2024-11-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A solar-powered data centre can cut its power draw a great deal while giving up very little compute, which is how it survives a run of bad weather. — tap to centre the map on it A solar-powered data centre can cut its power draw a great deal while giving up very little compute, which is how it survives a run of bad weather. Last stated a year ago
15 Aug 2025
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: About a fifth of the US grid could be freed for data centres just by covering the yearly peak with batteries or peaker plants. — tap to centre the map on it About a fifth of the US grid could be freed for data centres just by covering the yearly peak with batteries or peaker plants. Last stated 6 months ago
13 Mar 2026
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Dylan Patel — holds since 2026-03-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An off-grid data centre can delete its uninterruptible power supplies entirely, because the battery bank outside already is one. — tap to centre the map on it An off-grid data centre can delete its uninterruptible power supplies entirely, because the battery bank outside already is one. Last stated 2 years ago
18 Apr 2024
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Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Battery-electric airliners do not work even on optimistic assumptions, and the arithmetic said so before anyone built one. — tap to centre the map on it Battery-electric airliners do not work even on optimistic assumptions, and the arithmetic said so before anyone built one. Last stated 5 years ago
2 Apr 2021
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Bjorn Fehrm — holds since 2021-04-02 — tap for who they are
At the centre
Automating everything except the ballerina need not raise labour's share, because the marginal value of the automated stuff falls faster than its quantity rises.
Holds PT Phil TrammellRead this korrent →
Even with no redistribution at all, a little saving would rescue a great many people, because the same AI that automates the work makes returns enormous.
Holds PT Phil Trammell
Nothing has yet been completely automated: look down the supply chain behind any machine and labour is still adding a great deal of the value.
Holds PT Phil Trammell
Some goods really will get a fully automated supply chain, and yet what that does to the overall capital share is genuinely ambiguous.
Holds PT Phil Trammell
Once AI and robotics do the manufacturing, the price of any object becomes the price of the energy used to make it.
Holds IT Isaiah Taylor
The share of income spent on things only a human can do will stay negligible, because new things to buy keep being invented faster than we satiate on the old ones.
Holds PT Phil Trammell
A highly dynamic economy that cheaply mass-produces robots may increase rather than decrease the risk of Malthusian resource dilemmas.
Holds TC Tyler Cowen
An industrial robot does not replace labour, it shifts labour from hourly workers to scarce skilled ones.
Holds AV Austin Vernon
Forced labour in Chinese clean-energy supply chains is real, and it is not why the goods are cheap.
Holds HR Hannah Ritchie
Most nuclear companies will not have this solved by 2031, and many still will not by 2035, because they have the wrong mindset.
Holds IT Isaiah Taylor
Most of the nuclear industry is a modelling and simulation business producing paper reactors, not a business that builds them.
Holds IT Isaiah Taylor
Nuclear safety should be pursued by reducing the consequence of an accident rather than its odds, because something unpredictable always happens.
Holds IT Isaiah Taylor
A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building.
Holds AV Austin Vernon
A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland.
Holds CH Casey Handmer
A solar-powered data centre can cut its power draw a great deal while giving up very little compute, which is how it survives a run of bad weather.
Holds CH Casey Handmer
About a fifth of the US grid could be freed for data centres just by covering the yearly peak with batteries or peaker plants.
Holds DP Dylan Patel
An off-grid data centre can delete its uninterruptible power supplies entirely, because the battery bank outside already is one.
Holds AV Austin Vernon
Battery-electric airliners do not work even on optimistic assumptions, and the arithmetic said so before anyone built one.
Holds BF Bjorn Fehrm