it’s called capital efficiency
May 7, 2023 at 6:23 PM
it’s called capital efficiency
Until last year, Vienna depended on Russian gas to stay warm in winter.
Having cut itself off, the city is now investing billions into heat pumps, energy efficiency and geothermal energy
Having cut itself off, the city is now investing billions into heat pumps, energy efficiency and geothermal energy
Vienna Embraces Heat Pumps to Ditch Russian Gas
The Austrian capital has a $21 billion plan to end its dependence on imported natural gas with heat pumps, boreholes and energy efficiency.
www.bloomberg.com
January 24, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Until last year, Vienna depended on Russian gas to stay warm in winter.
Having cut itself off, the city is now investing billions into heat pumps, energy efficiency and geothermal energy
Having cut itself off, the city is now investing billions into heat pumps, energy efficiency and geothermal energy
Destroy foreign trade
Betray allies
By losing allies as customers, decimate the defense industry
Destroy government efficiency and capacity (and its human capital)
Vandalize and then sell off government buildings
Destroy basic research
Destroy public health
Destroy the higher education system
Betray allies
By losing allies as customers, decimate the defense industry
Destroy government efficiency and capacity (and its human capital)
Vandalize and then sell off government buildings
Destroy basic research
Destroy public health
Destroy the higher education system
April 2, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Destroy foreign trade
Betray allies
By losing allies as customers, decimate the defense industry
Destroy government efficiency and capacity (and its human capital)
Vandalize and then sell off government buildings
Destroy basic research
Destroy public health
Destroy the higher education system
Betray allies
By losing allies as customers, decimate the defense industry
Destroy government efficiency and capacity (and its human capital)
Vandalize and then sell off government buildings
Destroy basic research
Destroy public health
Destroy the higher education system
Marx would very clearly want to liberate AI from Capital rather than destroy it.
The man *loved* technological efficiency gains.
The man *loved* technological efficiency gains.
November 26, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Marx would very clearly want to liberate AI from Capital rather than destroy it.
The man *loved* technological efficiency gains.
The man *loved* technological efficiency gains.
Burn data centers down.
We dont need robots to streamline wealth accumulation for the rich.
Life doesn't require maximal capital efficiency.
We dont need robots to streamline wealth accumulation for the rich.
Life doesn't require maximal capital efficiency.
February 3, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Burn data centers down.
We dont need robots to streamline wealth accumulation for the rich.
Life doesn't require maximal capital efficiency.
We dont need robots to streamline wealth accumulation for the rich.
Life doesn't require maximal capital efficiency.
Capital flows to the energy sector are set to rise in 2025 to USD 3.3 trillion.
Around USD 2.2 trillion is going collectively to renewables, nuclear, grids, storage, low-emissions fuels, efficiency and electrification, twice as much as the USD 1.1 trillion going to oil, natural gas and coal.
Around USD 2.2 trillion is going collectively to renewables, nuclear, grids, storage, low-emissions fuels, efficiency and electrification, twice as much as the USD 1.1 trillion going to oil, natural gas and coal.
November 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Capital flows to the energy sector are set to rise in 2025 to USD 3.3 trillion.
Around USD 2.2 trillion is going collectively to renewables, nuclear, grids, storage, low-emissions fuels, efficiency and electrification, twice as much as the USD 1.1 trillion going to oil, natural gas and coal.
Around USD 2.2 trillion is going collectively to renewables, nuclear, grids, storage, low-emissions fuels, efficiency and electrification, twice as much as the USD 1.1 trillion going to oil, natural gas and coal.
“It’s a moonshot.”
Vienna has a $21 billion plan to end its dependence on imported fossil gas with heat pumps, boreholes and energy efficiency.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Vienna has a $21 billion plan to end its dependence on imported fossil gas with heat pumps, boreholes and energy efficiency.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Vienna Embraces Heat Pumps to Ditch Russian Gas
The Austrian capital has a $21 billion plan to end its dependence on imported natural gas with heat pumps, boreholes and energy efficiency.
www.bloomberg.com
February 16, 2025 at 11:25 AM
“It’s a moonshot.”
Vienna has a $21 billion plan to end its dependence on imported fossil gas with heat pumps, boreholes and energy efficiency.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Vienna has a $21 billion plan to end its dependence on imported fossil gas with heat pumps, boreholes and energy efficiency.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Chancellor talks about energy security but yet again - just another way of funding private capital.
What about investing in renewables & nationalising our energy companies?
What about energy efficiency & prioritising insulating homes of poorest households?
Bring bills down.
#SpendingReview
What about investing in renewables & nationalising our energy companies?
What about energy efficiency & prioritising insulating homes of poorest households?
Bring bills down.
#SpendingReview
June 11, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Chancellor talks about energy security but yet again - just another way of funding private capital.
What about investing in renewables & nationalising our energy companies?
What about energy efficiency & prioritising insulating homes of poorest households?
Bring bills down.
#SpendingReview
What about investing in renewables & nationalising our energy companies?
What about energy efficiency & prioritising insulating homes of poorest households?
Bring bills down.
#SpendingReview
it’s a mindset completely rotted by efficiency because to them taking the time to learn a skill like Art or Game Design is a waste of human capital but also a wholly inaccessible skill nobody can learn without their little robot
September 8, 2026 at 7:53 PM
it’s a mindset completely rotted by efficiency because to them taking the time to learn a skill like Art or Game Design is a waste of human capital but also a wholly inaccessible skill nobody can learn without their little robot
One thing I just thought about
capital must expand the mass of investment to maintain the same absolute surplus value even as the rate declines. For a public service buying from private suppliers input costs rise structurally over time regardless of the public institution’s efficiency
capital must expand the mass of investment to maintain the same absolute surplus value even as the rate declines. For a public service buying from private suppliers input costs rise structurally over time regardless of the public institution’s efficiency
April 9, 2026 at 11:47 PM
One thing I just thought about
capital must expand the mass of investment to maintain the same absolute surplus value even as the rate declines. For a public service buying from private suppliers input costs rise structurally over time regardless of the public institution’s efficiency
capital must expand the mass of investment to maintain the same absolute surplus value even as the rate declines. For a public service buying from private suppliers input costs rise structurally over time regardless of the public institution’s efficiency
This worldview makes sense if “efficiency” is your highest goal. You can outsource expenditures for human infrastructure to other countries and then import that fully formed human capital.
December 28, 2024 at 1:30 PM
This worldview makes sense if “efficiency” is your highest goal. You can outsource expenditures for human infrastructure to other countries and then import that fully formed human capital.
“Ironically, this outrageous waste of human capital – when key federal agencies such as the National Park Service were horribly understaffed – was done in the name of government efficiency.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Doge cuts cost US taxpayers $10bn to cover workers’ paid leave, analysis finds
Analysis estimates Trump administration ‘wasted’ billions to compensate over 154,000 federal employees on leave
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 12:48 AM
“Ironically, this outrageous waste of human capital – when key federal agencies such as the National Park Service were horribly understaffed – was done in the name of government efficiency.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
This morning at city council, Rob Saka said he opposes capital gains because it's not "the right time" and that they should revisit the idea every year. Efficiency!
November 13, 2024 at 6:55 PM
This morning at city council, Rob Saka said he opposes capital gains because it's not "the right time" and that they should revisit the idea every year. Efficiency!
From the perspective of capital, "enslaved" is the most efficient thing a person can be. And, since our Federal Branch of Sabotage Destruction & Punishment is opposed to all other kinds of efficiency imaginable, I'd must conclude that it is enslavement that it means when it talks about efficiency.
May 12, 2025 at 10:25 AM
From the perspective of capital, "enslaved" is the most efficient thing a person can be. And, since our Federal Branch of Sabotage Destruction & Punishment is opposed to all other kinds of efficiency imaginable, I'd must conclude that it is enslavement that it means when it talks about efficiency.
"[lack of] capital efficiency," famously a barrier to ending climate change
July 3, 2026 at 8:18 AM
"[lack of] capital efficiency," famously a barrier to ending climate change
Capital efficiency and diversification are like the most underrated forces in modern society
July 26, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Capital efficiency and diversification are like the most underrated forces in modern society
Any savings they claim does not account for the significant increase in contracting and capital costs that derive from the massive and widespread breach of trust from this initiative.
Stop calling this an efficiency or savings project. It offers neither.
Op ed forthcoming.
Stop calling this an efficiency or savings project. It offers neither.
Op ed forthcoming.
Lutnick said he and Musk were supposed to say they save and earn $1 trillion collectively, but Musk ended up saying he would cut $2 trillion.
Howard Lutnick says Elon Musk vowed onstage that DOGE would cut $2 trillion in spending when he was supposed to say $1 trillion
Lutnick said he and Musk were supposed to say they save and earn $1 trillion collectively, but Musk ended up saying he would cut $2 trillion.
www.businessinsider.com
March 21, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Any savings they claim does not account for the significant increase in contracting and capital costs that derive from the massive and widespread breach of trust from this initiative.
Stop calling this an efficiency or savings project. It offers neither.
Op ed forthcoming.
Stop calling this an efficiency or savings project. It offers neither.
Op ed forthcoming.
Are you in favor of taxing unrealized capital gains?
The Arguments and Counterarguments: Pros and Cons of Unrealized Capital Gains Tax
The Arguments and Counterarguments: Pros and Cons of Unrealized Capital Gains Tax
Unrealized Capital Gains Tax: Advantages and Disadvantages - Profolus
There is a debate about unrealized capital gains tax. The issue centers on the questions of fairness and efficiency.
www.profolus.com
January 15, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Are you in favor of taxing unrealized capital gains?
The Arguments and Counterarguments: Pros and Cons of Unrealized Capital Gains Tax
The Arguments and Counterarguments: Pros and Cons of Unrealized Capital Gains Tax
It's vital to state clearly that the push for renewable energy is about more than protecting the planet (which is reason enough.)
You can't manufacture scarcity with renewable energy. You can't as easily limit access to it. It's not about availability and efficiency, it's about capital and control.
You can't manufacture scarcity with renewable energy. You can't as easily limit access to it. It's not about availability and efficiency, it's about capital and control.
January 3, 2026 at 3:34 PM
It's vital to state clearly that the push for renewable energy is about more than protecting the planet (which is reason enough.)
You can't manufacture scarcity with renewable energy. You can't as easily limit access to it. It's not about availability and efficiency, it's about capital and control.
You can't manufacture scarcity with renewable energy. You can't as easily limit access to it. It's not about availability and efficiency, it's about capital and control.
"With an average selling price hovering around $78,000, this stockpile represents a big chunk of capital, potentially reaching close to $800 million worth of unsold Cybertrucks."
The entire Meals On Wheels budget is $865 million, and federal grants pay for only 40% of that.
Efficiency my ass.
The entire Meals On Wheels budget is $865 million, and federal grants pay for only 40% of that.
Efficiency my ass.
May 9, 2025 at 11:21 AM
"With an average selling price hovering around $78,000, this stockpile represents a big chunk of capital, potentially reaching close to $800 million worth of unsold Cybertrucks."
The entire Meals On Wheels budget is $865 million, and federal grants pay for only 40% of that.
Efficiency my ass.
The entire Meals On Wheels budget is $865 million, and federal grants pay for only 40% of that.
Efficiency my ass.
AI as a human capital risk: The efficiency gains in pupils’ day-to-day schoolwork come at the cost of a significant decline in actual knowledge and problem-solving skills if pupils do not learn to use AI as a tool to enhance learning rather than as a shortcut.
blogs.worldbank.org/en/investinp...
blogs.worldbank.org/en/investinp...
A Warning Shot for Human Capital: Evidence of an AI Learning Penalty
Uncontrolled AI use may harm human capital more than controlled interventions help. A China study found student exam scores fell 20% despite improved homework, signaling a critical, understudied risk.
blogs.worldbank.org
September 25, 2026 at 6:44 PM
AI as a human capital risk: The efficiency gains in pupils’ day-to-day schoolwork come at the cost of a significant decline in actual knowledge and problem-solving skills if pupils do not learn to use AI as a tool to enhance learning rather than as a shortcut.
blogs.worldbank.org/en/investinp...
blogs.worldbank.org/en/investinp...
we have built an economy that rewards speed over thought, efficiency over craft, and capital accumulation over human flourishing.
If we want to confront the devaluation of jobs and professional expertise; or the enormous environmental costs of AI and its data centers,..
If we want to confront the devaluation of jobs and professional expertise; or the enormous environmental costs of AI and its data centers,..
July 10, 2026 at 2:21 AM
we have built an economy that rewards speed over thought, efficiency over craft, and capital accumulation over human flourishing.
If we want to confront the devaluation of jobs and professional expertise; or the enormous environmental costs of AI and its data centers,..
If we want to confront the devaluation of jobs and professional expertise; or the enormous environmental costs of AI and its data centers,..
I know it's basically a semantic argument, but "cheaper = more efficient" is a false equivalence created by a managerial class that doesn't actually do any of the work. Efficiency is a matter of energy conservation, but capital, which never actually expends energy, can only view it in terms of money
February 14, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I know it's basically a semantic argument, but "cheaper = more efficient" is a false equivalence created by a managerial class that doesn't actually do any of the work. Efficiency is a matter of energy conservation, but capital, which never actually expends energy, can only view it in terms of money
*ALTMAN SEEKS TO RAISE BILLIONS FOR NETWORK OF AI CHIP FACTORIES
this feels like a rare opportunity for Gulf SWFs to incinerate capital with incredible efficiency
this feels like a rare opportunity for Gulf SWFs to incinerate capital with incredible efficiency
January 19, 2024 at 5:11 PM
*ALTMAN SEEKS TO RAISE BILLIONS FOR NETWORK OF AI CHIP FACTORIES
this feels like a rare opportunity for Gulf SWFs to incinerate capital with incredible efficiency
this feels like a rare opportunity for Gulf SWFs to incinerate capital with incredible efficiency
Securities and Exchange Commission:
"We're the agency that protects investors from misconduct, promotes fairness & efficiency in the securities markets, and facilitates capital formation."
archive.ph/2025.02.24-1...
"We're the agency that protects investors from misconduct, promotes fairness & efficiency in the securities markets, and facilitates capital formation."
archive.ph/2025.02.24-1...
February 25, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Securities and Exchange Commission:
"We're the agency that protects investors from misconduct, promotes fairness & efficiency in the securities markets, and facilitates capital formation."
archive.ph/2025.02.24-1...
"We're the agency that protects investors from misconduct, promotes fairness & efficiency in the securities markets, and facilitates capital formation."
archive.ph/2025.02.24-1...