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Marcin: /* Action Plan for OSE */

2026-03-25T23:00:33Z

Action Plan for OSE

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	=Action Plan for OSE=		=Action Plan for OSE=
	Given that incoming renewable energy flux exceeds current human energy use by several orders of magnitude, and that even a small fraction of this flux can supply multiples of present demand, the binding constraint on economic development shifts from absolute energy scarcity to the rate of infrastructure deployment, circular material design, and social organization. Under these conditions, fossil resource limits such as peak oil become transitional constraints rather than fundamental limits on long-run human prosperity.		Given that incoming renewable energy flux exceeds current human energy use by several orders of magnitude, and that even a small fraction of this flux can supply multiples of present demand, the binding constraint on economic development shifts from absolute energy scarcity to the rate of infrastructure deployment, circular material design, and social organization. Under these conditions, fossil resource limits such as peak oil become transitional constraints rather than fundamental limits on long-run human prosperity.

			==Summary==
			Energy is not scarce at the planetary level; the bottleneck is our ability to build systems that convert abundant renewable flux into distributed, circular, and accessible productive power.

	=Discussion=		=Discussion=

Marcin: /* Quantitative Concept */

2026-03-25T22:56:26Z

Quantitative Concept

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	Under these conditions, concerns about fossil resource depletion (e.g., “peak oil”) shift from being fundamental limits on prosperity to transitional constraints on infrastructure buildout.		Under these conditions, concerns about fossil resource depletion (e.g., “peak oil”) shift from being fundamental limits on prosperity to transitional constraints on infrastructure buildout.

			=Action Plan for OSE=
			Given that incoming renewable energy flux exceeds current human energy use by several orders of magnitude, and that even a small fraction of this flux can supply multiples of present demand, the binding constraint on economic development shifts from absolute energy scarcity to the rate of infrastructure deployment, circular material design, and social organization. Under these conditions, fossil resource limits such as peak oil become transitional constraints rather than fundamental limits on long-run human prosperity.

	=Discussion=		=Discussion=

Marcin: /* Formal Statement */

2026-03-25T22:53:17Z

Formal Statement

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	=Formal Statement=		=Formal Statement Summary=

	Within any realistic civilizational planning horizon, accessible renewable energy flux (10000x more than civilization uses today) is so large relative to present human use that the practical bottleneck shifts away from absolute energy availability and toward infrastructure, circularity design, and social organization. ~~This also eliminates~~ the ~~red herring~~ of ~~peak oil~~, ~~allowing humanity~~ to ~~focus on creating a better world for everyone based~~ on ~~renewable energy~~.		Within any realistic civilizational planning horizon, accessible renewable energy flux (10000x more than civilization uses today) is so large relative to present human use that the practical bottleneck shifts away from absolute energy availability and toward infrastructure, circularity design, and social organization.

			=Quantitative Concept=
			Within any realistic civilizational planning horizon, the Earth’s incoming renewable energy flux exceeds current human energy use by several orders of magnitude (≈10³–10⁴×). Even capturing a small fraction (≈1%) would support energy availability on the order of ~100× present demand.

			Accordingly, the primary constraint on human development is not absolute energy scarcity, but the rate at which society can build and deploy:

			energy conversion infrastructure,
			circular material systems,
			and distributive production architectures.

			Under these conditions, concerns about fossil resource depletion (e.g., “peak oil”) shift from being fundamental limits on prosperity to transitional constraints on infrastructure buildout.

	=Discussion=		=Discussion=

Marcin at 22:48, 25 March 2026

2026-03-25T22:48:20Z

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	Within any realistic civilizational planning horizon, accessible renewable energy flux (10000x more than civilization uses today) is so large relative to present human use that the practical bottleneck shifts away from absolute energy availability and toward infrastructure, circularity design, and social organization. This also eliminates the red herring of 'peak oil', allowing humanity to ~~create~~ a better world for everyone based on renewable energy.		Within any realistic civilizational planning horizon, accessible renewable energy flux (10000x more than civilization uses today) is so large relative to present human use that the practical bottleneck shifts away from absolute energy availability and toward infrastructure, circularity design, and social organization. This also eliminates the red herring of peak oil, allowing humanity to focus on creating a better world for everyone based on renewable energy.

	=Discussion=		=Discussion=

Marcin at 22:47, 25 March 2026

2026-03-25T22:47:49Z

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			=Formal Statement=

			Within any realistic civilizational planning horizon, accessible renewable energy flux (10000x more than civilization uses today) is so large relative to present human use that the practical bottleneck shifts away from absolute energy availability and toward infrastructure, circularity design, and social organization. This also eliminates the red herring of 'peak oil', allowing humanity to create a better world for everyone based on renewable energy.

			=Discussion=

	There is 10,000 times more power than comes from the sun than society uses today, even in its somewhat wasteful way of doing things.		There is 10,000 times more power than comes from the sun than society uses today, even in its somewhat wasteful way of doing things.

Marcin at 23:20, 18 September 2025

2025-09-18T23:20:05Z

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	This concept is highly unfathomable to most people. But it indeed means that all the energy that ever came to the earth from the sun to grow the plants that created fossil fuels - is captured by the surface of the earth every 8 days or so! Stop, become [[Numerate]] to appreciate this concept deeply, and cheer up for possibility and forthcoming paradise on earth. If we only choose to do so.		This concept is highly unfathomable to most people. But it indeed means that all the energy that ever came to the earth from the sun to grow the plants that created fossil fuels - is captured by the surface of the earth every 8 days or so! Stop, become [[Numerate]] to appreciate this concept deeply, and cheer up for possibility and forthcoming paradise on earth. If we only choose to do so.

			See also -

Marcin at 04:27, 20 April 2025

2025-04-20T04:27:31Z

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	This has profound implications for the index of possibility in terms of guaranteed prosperity and abundance. See also [[1000 Factor]].		This has profound implications for the index of possibility in terms of guaranteed prosperity and abundance. See also [[1000 Factor]].

			This concept is highly unfathomable to most people. But it indeed means that all the energy that ever came to the earth from the sun to grow the plants that created fossil fuels - is captured by the surface of the earth every 8 days or so! Stop, become [[Numerate]] to appreciate this concept deeply, and cheer up for possibility and forthcoming paradise on earth. If we only choose to do so.

Marcin at 00:39, 15 February 2025

2025-02-15T00:39:44Z

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	The more accurate figure is about 9000 - the number of hours in a year. Every hour, the earth receives as much energy from the sun as it uses per year. [https://www.google.com/search?q=energy+from+the+sun+compared+to+human+use&sca_esv=62ddd4cbd78cb334&sca_upv=1&ei=BVq5Zp79EbO9kPIP6pXaiAY&ved=0ahUKEwjek-3um-6HAxWzHkQIHeqKFmEQ4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=energy+from+the+sun+compared+to+human+use&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiKWVuZXJneSBmcm9tIHRoZSBzdW4gY29tcGFyZWQgdG8gaHVtYW4gdXNlMgUQIRigATIFECEYoAEyBRAhGKABMgUQIRigATIFECEYoAEyBRAhGJ8FSLsxUPkJWLMwcAR4AZABAJgBaqAB8BqqAQQzOS4zuAEDyAEA-AEBmAIuoAKJHMICChAAGLADGNYEGEfCAgsQABiABBiRAhiKBcICERAuGIAEGLEDGNEDGIMBGMcBwgILEC4YgAQY0QMYxwHCAgsQABiABBixAxiDAcICDhAuGIAEGLEDGNEDGMcBwgIOEC4YgAQYsQMYgwEYigXCAhEQLhiABBiRAhjRAxjHARiKBcICChAAGIAEGEMYigXCAhAQLhiABBjRAxhDGMcBGIoFwgIQEAAYgAQYsQMYQxiDARiKBcICDRAAGIAEGLEDGEMYigXCAgUQABiABMICExAuGIAEGLEDGNEDGEMYxwEYigXCAggQLhiABBixA8ICCBAAGIAEGLEDwgIKEC4YgAQYsQMYCsICBRAuGIAEwgIGEAAYFhgewgIIEAAYFhgeGA_CAgsQABiABBiGAxiKBcICCBAAGIAEGKIEwgIIEAAYogQYiQXCAgUQIRiSA8ICBRAhGKsCmAMAiAYBkAYIkgcENDEuNaAH6esC&sclient=gws-wiz-serp].		The more accurate figure is about 9000 - the number of hours in a year. Every hour, the earth receives as much energy from the sun as it uses per year. [https://www.google.com/search?q=energy+from+the+sun+compared+to+human+use&sca_esv=62ddd4cbd78cb334&sca_upv=1&ei=BVq5Zp79EbO9kPIP6pXaiAY&ved=0ahUKEwjek-3um-6HAxWzHkQIHeqKFmEQ4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=energy+from+the+sun+compared+to+human+use&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiKWVuZXJneSBmcm9tIHRoZSBzdW4gY29tcGFyZWQgdG8gaHVtYW4gdXNlMgUQIRigATIFECEYoAEyBRAhGKABMgUQIRigATIFECEYoAEyBRAhGJ8FSLsxUPkJWLMwcAR4AZABAJgBaqAB8BqqAQQzOS4zuAEDyAEA-AEBmAIuoAKJHMICChAAGLADGNYEGEfCAgsQABiABBiRAhiKBcICERAuGIAEGLEDGNEDGIMBGMcBwgILEC4YgAQY0QMYxwHCAgsQABiABBixAxiDAcICDhAuGIAEGLEDGNEDGMcBwgIOEC4YgAQYsQMYgwEYigXCAhEQLhiABBiRAhjRAxjHARiKBcICChAAGIAEGEMYigXCAhAQLhiABBjRAxhDGMcBGIoFwgIQEAAYgAQYsQMYQxiDARiKBcICDRAAGIAEGLEDGEMYigXCAgUQABiABMICExAuGIAEGLEDGNEDGEMYxwEYigXCAggQLhiABBixA8ICCBAAGIAEGLEDwgIKEC4YgAQYsQMYCsICBRAuGIAEwgIGEAAYFhgewgIIEAAYFhgeGA_CAgsQABiABBiGAxiKBcICCBAAGIAEGKIEwgIIEAAYogQYiQXCAgUQIRiSA8ICBRAhGKsCmAMAiAYBkAYIkgcENDEuNaAH6esC&sclient=gws-wiz-serp].

	This has profound implications on the ~~course~~ of ~~humanity:~~ [[1000 Factor]].		This has profound implications for the index of possibility in terms of guaranteed prosperity and abundance. See also [[1000 Factor]].

Marcin at 00:39, 15 February 2025

2025-02-15T00:39:04Z

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	There is 10,000 times more power than comes from the sun than society uses today, even in its somewhat wasteful way of doing things.		There is 10,000 times more power than comes from the sun than society uses today, even in its somewhat wasteful way of doing things.

	The more accurate figure is about 9000 - the number of hours in a year. ~~The earth receive every~~ hour ~~from~~ the ~~sun~~ as much energy as it uses per year. [https://www.google.com/search?q=energy+from+the+sun+compared+to+human+use&sca_esv=62ddd4cbd78cb334&sca_upv=1&ei=BVq5Zp79EbO9kPIP6pXaiAY&ved=0ahUKEwjek-3um-6HAxWzHkQIHeqKFmEQ4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=energy+from+the+sun+compared+to+human+use&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiKWVuZXJneSBmcm9tIHRoZSBzdW4gY29tcGFyZWQgdG8gaHVtYW4gdXNlMgUQIRigATIFECEYoAEyBRAhGKABMgUQIRigATIFECEYoAEyBRAhGJ8FSLsxUPkJWLMwcAR4AZABAJgBaqAB8BqqAQQzOS4zuAEDyAEA-AEBmAIuoAKJHMICChAAGLADGNYEGEfCAgsQABiABBiRAhiKBcICERAuGIAEGLEDGNEDGIMBGMcBwgILEC4YgAQY0QMYxwHCAgsQABiABBixAxiDAcICDhAuGIAEGLEDGNEDGMcBwgIOEC4YgAQYsQMYgwEYigXCAhEQLhiABBiRAhjRAxjHARiKBcICChAAGIAEGEMYigXCAhAQLhiABBjRAxhDGMcBGIoFwgIQEAAYgAQYsQMYQxiDARiKBcICDRAAGIAEGLEDGEMYigXCAgUQABiABMICExAuGIAEGLEDGNEDGEMYxwEYigXCAggQLhiABBixA8ICCBAAGIAEGLEDwgIKEC4YgAQYsQMYCsICBRAuGIAEwgIGEAAYFhgewgIIEAAYFhgeGA_CAgsQABiABBiGAxiKBcICCBAAGIAEGKIEwgIIEAAYogQYiQXCAgUQIRiSA8ICBRAhGKsCmAMAiAYBkAYIkgcENDEuNaAH6esC&sclient=gws-wiz-serp].		The more accurate figure is about 9000 - the number of hours in a year. Every hour, the earth receives as much energy from the sun as it uses per year. [https://www.google.com/search?q=energy+from+the+sun+compared+to+human+use&sca_esv=62ddd4cbd78cb334&sca_upv=1&ei=BVq5Zp79EbO9kPIP6pXaiAY&ved=0ahUKEwjek-3um-6HAxWzHkQIHeqKFmEQ4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=energy+from+the+sun+compared+to+human+use&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiKWVuZXJneSBmcm9tIHRoZSBzdW4gY29tcGFyZWQgdG8gaHVtYW4gdXNlMgUQIRigATIFECEYoAEyBRAhGKABMgUQIRigATIFECEYoAEyBRAhGJ8FSLsxUPkJWLMwcAR4AZABAJgBaqAB8BqqAQQzOS4zuAEDyAEA-AEBmAIuoAKJHMICChAAGLADGNYEGEfCAgsQABiABBiRAhiKBcICERAuGIAEGLEDGNEDGIMBGMcBwgILEC4YgAQY0QMYxwHCAgsQABiABBixAxiDAcICDhAuGIAEGLEDGNEDGMcBwgIOEC4YgAQYsQMYgwEYigXCAhEQLhiABBiRAhjRAxjHARiKBcICChAAGIAEGEMYigXCAhAQLhiABBjRAxhDGMcBGIoFwgIQEAAYgAQYsQMYQxiDARiKBcICDRAAGIAEGLEDGEMYigXCAgUQABiABMICExAuGIAEGLEDGNEDGEMYxwEYigXCAggQLhiABBixA8ICCBAAGIAEGLEDwgIKEC4YgAQYsQMYCsICBRAuGIAEwgIGEAAYFhgewgIIEAAYFhgeGA_CAgsQABiABBiGAxiKBcICCBAAGIAEGKIEwgIIEAAYogQYiQXCAgUQIRiSA8ICBRAhGKsCmAMAiAYBkAYIkgcENDEuNaAH6esC&sclient=gws-wiz-serp].

	This has profound implications on the course of humanity: [[1000 Factor]].		This has profound implications on the course of humanity: [[1000 Factor]].

Marcin at 02:29, 12 August 2024

2024-08-12T02:29:35Z

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	The more accurate figure is about 9000 - the number of hours in a year. The earth receive every hour from the sun as much energy as it uses per year. [https://www.google.com/search?q=energy+from+the+sun+compared+to+human+use&sca_esv=62ddd4cbd78cb334&sca_upv=1&ei=BVq5Zp79EbO9kPIP6pXaiAY&ved=0ahUKEwjek-3um-6HAxWzHkQIHeqKFmEQ4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=energy+from+the+sun+compared+to+human+use&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiKWVuZXJneSBmcm9tIHRoZSBzdW4gY29tcGFyZWQgdG8gaHVtYW4gdXNlMgUQIRigATIFECEYoAEyBRAhGKABMgUQIRigATIFECEYoAEyBRAhGJ8FSLsxUPkJWLMwcAR4AZABAJgBaqAB8BqqAQQzOS4zuAEDyAEA-AEBmAIuoAKJHMICChAAGLADGNYEGEfCAgsQABiABBiRAhiKBcICERAuGIAEGLEDGNEDGIMBGMcBwgILEC4YgAQY0QMYxwHCAgsQABiABBixAxiDAcICDhAuGIAEGLEDGNEDGMcBwgIOEC4YgAQYsQMYgwEYigXCAhEQLhiABBiRAhjRAxjHARiKBcICChAAGIAEGEMYigXCAhAQLhiABBjRAxhDGMcBGIoFwgIQEAAYgAQYsQMYQxiDARiKBcICDRAAGIAEGLEDGEMYigXCAgUQABiABMICExAuGIAEGLEDGNEDGEMYxwEYigXCAggQLhiABBixA8ICCBAAGIAEGLEDwgIKEC4YgAQYsQMYCsICBRAuGIAEwgIGEAAYFhgewgIIEAAYFhgeGA_CAgsQABiABBiGAxiKBcICCBAAGIAEGKIEwgIIEAAYogQYiQXCAgUQIRiSA8ICBRAhGKsCmAMAiAYBkAYIkgcENDEuNaAH6esC&sclient=gws-wiz-serp].		The more accurate figure is about 9000 - the number of hours in a year. The earth receive every hour from the sun as much energy as it uses per year. [https://www.google.com/search?q=energy+from+the+sun+compared+to+human+use&sca_esv=62ddd4cbd78cb334&sca_upv=1&ei=BVq5Zp79EbO9kPIP6pXaiAY&ved=0ahUKEwjek-3um-6HAxWzHkQIHeqKFmEQ4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=energy+from+the+sun+compared+to+human+use&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiKWVuZXJneSBmcm9tIHRoZSBzdW4gY29tcGFyZWQgdG8gaHVtYW4gdXNlMgUQIRigATIFECEYoAEyBRAhGKABMgUQIRigATIFECEYoAEyBRAhGJ8FSLsxUPkJWLMwcAR4AZABAJgBaqAB8BqqAQQzOS4zuAEDyAEA-AEBmAIuoAKJHMICChAAGLADGNYEGEfCAgsQABiABBiRAhiKBcICERAuGIAEGLEDGNEDGIMBGMcBwgILEC4YgAQY0QMYxwHCAgsQABiABBixAxiDAcICDhAuGIAEGLEDGNEDGMcBwgIOEC4YgAQYsQMYgwEYigXCAhEQLhiABBiRAhjRAxjHARiKBcICChAAGIAEGEMYigXCAhAQLhiABBjRAxhDGMcBGIoFwgIQEAAYgAQYsQMYQxiDARiKBcICDRAAGIAEGLEDGEMYigXCAgUQABiABMICExAuGIAEGLEDGNEDGEMYxwEYigXCAggQLhiABBixA8ICCBAAGIAEGLEDwgIKEC4YgAQYsQMYCsICBRAuGIAEwgIGEAAYFhgewgIIEAAYFhgeGA_CAgsQABiABBiGAxiKBcICCBAAGIAEGKIEwgIIEAAYogQYiQXCAgUQIRiSA8ICBRAhGKsCmAMAiAYBkAYIkgcENDEuNaAH6esC&sclient=gws-wiz-serp].

			This has profound implications on the course of humanity: [[1000 Factor]].