The human brain consumes 20% of calories - a balance of brain vs brawn that has proven effective. I'd argue we'd be much better off with radically more energy (as a percentage of global energy) going to data centers. I'd also argue that this equilibrium will find itself.
jtwaleson|2 years ago
anonporridge|2 years ago
Planetary economies are just a different kind of organism, that at this point is a cyborg.
Thinking about the ideal energy balance devoted to planetary cognition vs planetary kinetics seems like a fascinating way to model the world. The main thing that makes humans so dominant is that we took the risk of devoting more of our energy towards cognition and as a result discovered magical ways to leverage and exponentially increase our kinetic power (e.g. bow and arrow).
What happens when we start devoting more resources towards cognition at a planetary scale?