@elonmusk: Yes
Summary
Elon Musk comments on the vastness of space and the potential for human civilization to expand beyond Earth, emphasizing the tiny fraction of solar energy currently used.
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Yes
DogeDesigner (@cb_doge): ELON MUSK: Earth is Tiny. The Future is Space.
Human civilization uses only a tiny fraction of the Sun’s energy. Even if humanity used a million times more energy, it would still be extremely small compared to the Sun’s power.
The Sun dominates the solar system, holding around
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