[ExI] ​The current acceleration of electrotech is overwhelmingly positive

[John Clark]

*Nobel prize winning economist Paul Krugman has some interesting things to
say: *


*Trump Is Losing a Second War
<https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trump-is-losing-a-second-war>*

*The following are some quotes from the above, but you should read the
whole thing: *

*"Because of the Iran war exports of photovoltaic cells from China have
doubled in just one month to 68 GW. [a typical nuclear power plant produces
about 1 GW]...  It’s now clear that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz
marks an inflection point: the global green energy curve, which was already
on a rapidly rising trajectory, has suddenly become even steeper.[...] ** It
is also the result of the worldwide realization that, with the end of Pax
Americana, depending on imported hydrocarbons is a risk not worth taking.
The United States cannot be relied on to keep sea lanes open when cheap
drones can take out an oil tanker or a major pipeline. Even relying on oil
and gas from America itself is dangerous, since one never knows when an
erratic U.S. government – now under the control of a twice-elected
malignant narcissist — will try to use energy as a tool of coercion."*

*John K Clark    See what's on my list at  Extropolis
<https://groups.google.com/g/extropolis>e*
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