On: Exponential Economist Meets Finite Physicist (2012)

[b_tterc_p]

The price of energy is capped at the cost to privately produce it for yourself, which is probably pretty low in the scheme of all encompassing virtual real estate fiscal gods.

[jbay808 → b_tterc_p]

Not unless the physical economy is growing at about the same rate as the virtual one. Or else how is that extra power generation capacity being added?

[b_tterc_p → jbay808]

If the virtual economy grows 10%, that doesn’t mean we need 10% more energy to make it happen.