Tesla Owners Silicon Valley(@teslaownersSV):MOST PEOPLE THINK EARTH IS THE ENERGY CEILING "I'd say you're an extremely kick-ass civilization if you get to 1% of the Sun's energy. And I'm like, wow, that civilization's going to be vastly more powerful than us, to say the least." — @elonmusk Right now we harness almost none of our star's power. Even the sunlight that hits Earth is only about half a billionth of what the Sun puts out. • Today — <<1 trillionth of the Sun (not even Kardashev Type I yet) • Aspiration — even a millionth of the Sun (>1,000× Earth's max possible) • 1% of the Sun — a civilization vastly more powerful than us Starship moves the tonnage. Orbital solar captures the watts. Type II is the destination.

Tesla Owners Silicon Valley@teslaownersSV

2026.09.27 10:32

MOST PEOPLE THINK EARTH IS THE ENERGY CEILING "I'd say you're an extremely kick-ass civilization if you get to 1% of the Sun's energy. And I'm like, wow, that civilization's going to be vastly more powerful than us, to say the least." — @elonmusk Right now we harness almost none of our star's power. Even the sunlight that hits Earth is only about half a billionth of what the Sun puts out. • Today — <<1 trillionth of the Sun (not even Kardashev Type I yet) • Aspiration — even a millionth of the Sun (>1,000× Earth's max possible) • 1% of the Sun — a civilization vastly more powerful than us Starship moves the tonnage. Orbital solar captures the watts. Type II is the destination.