Arthur MacWaters

@ArthurMacwaters · Jul 11, 2026

People are not used to thinking in first principles and therefore hardly comprehending how massive the economy will be if we harness even a percent of the Sun’s usable power on earth

Arthur MacWaters@ArthurMacwaters· Jul 11, 2026

A Kardashev I economy is on the order of magnitude of 100,000 to a million times larger than the current economy of earth We are only harnessing far less than a millionth of the power hitting the earth. A Kardashev II economy is far far larger still SpaceX is the only

Elon Musk

@elonmusk

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05:31 AM · July 11, 2026 · 60.2K views

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