What Jesse Michels Says About Energy
13 episodes about energy
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Key Insights on Energy
AI makes this Cold War more dangerous and unpredictable than the first one, despite nuclear weapons still existing
- Current geopolitical problems are minor compared to threats like Hitler in the 1930s or nuclear standoffs during Cold War I
- Ancestral perspective: humans evolved with DC energy from earth and consistent sunlight, not pulsed AC electricity and chaotic waveforms
- China's trade vulnerability: 80% of its oil passes through the Malacca Strait chokepoint, driving tens of billions in spending to secure overland routes
- Scientists working on alternative energy and advanced materials have mysteriously disappeared or died, with timing coinciding suspiciously with UFO disclosure efforts
- The era of AI scaling is ending - future models need to be "much more energy efficient and data efficient" like humans
- Delta Airlines reports 'eight of top 10 sales days in history this quarter' with bookings up 25% year-over-year despite oil price spikes
- Melanotan raises energy and libido dramatically but skin color changes can be permanent - 'not for vacation use'
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