Peter Diamandis: civilizations are constrained by power, more energy means more possibility
PeterDiamandis · x · 2026-09-30
Peter Diamandis argues that civilizations are usually constrained by what they can power — and that increasing energy availability expands what people can build. A big-picture take often cited in debates about AI compute being fundamentally an energy constraint.
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