ARK analyst: the income-vs-energy curve is getting steeper, not flattening
skorusARK · x · 2026-10-09
ARK analyst Sam Korus shared a chart thread on energy consumption and economic development, arguing the popular 'no high income, low energy country' chart is a point-in-time snapshot and the income-energy curve is actually getting steeper, raising the question of how long the exponential can continue.
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