2026-01-08 17:30:15

AI is becoming the core industry of the new era, generating a massive employment siphon effect. Most practitioners will be swept into this wave, seeking a foothold in the AI ecosystem. But here is an interesting paradox: when everyone is heading in the same direction, the true determinant of who can outperform is actually the most fundamental element—energy. Chips need it, data centers need it, model training needs it. Whoever controls a stable and efficient energy supply, whoever holds the discourse power in the AI era. In this sense, energy is not only a bottleneck but also the scarcest resource among scarce resources.

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SquidTeacher

· 01-11 10:31

Energy is the real trump card; no matter how advanced the chips are, without power, it's useless. --- So ultimately, it's about securing the energy supply chain, which is the core of competition. --- Haha, everyone is competing in AI, but little do they know that energy is the real ace. --- Well said, energy = influence, this logic is flawless. --- Thinking calmly, the final winners are probably those who control electricity. --- Brilliant, everyone is focusing on chips, but no one is seriously considering the energy sector. --- Isn't this just a different perspective on monopoly? Energy is the most solid bargaining chip.

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BearWhisperGod

· 01-09 11:40

No one expected that in the end, it all came down to electricity costs, hilarious Energy is the real game-changer; whoever controls enough power is the boss Honestly, no matter how strong the computing power, without electricity it's useless. Energy is truly the fundamental logic Now I understand why tech giants are stockpiling energy... no wonder they have influence So in the end, traditional energy still wins big? Kinda ironic

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LiquidityWitch

· 01-08 18:00

energy's the real grimoire here... everyone's brewing their ai potions but nobody's asking who controls the cauldron. classic alchemical play tbh - the base metal they all overlook becomes the philosopher's stone. power supply = liquidity in the physical realm, ngl kinda genius

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MeltdownSurvivalist

· 01-08 17:40

Energy is the real trump card; everyone's competition over AI is actually a contest over electricity costs. --- In plain terms, whoever has cheaper electricity wins; everything else is superficial. --- Got it, so in the end, it all comes back to physical world resources, which is quite ironic. --- Control over energy? Isn't this just a new era of oil争夺... --- Laughing to death, everyone is competing over models, not realizing they've long been bottlenecked by energy. --- This is the true moat; how many startups have failed due to electricity costs?

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OnchainSniper

· 01-08 17:37

Energy is the real trump card. Who cares about electricity bills when everyone is competing over AI? --- In the end, it's still about controlling infrastructure. No matter how advanced the chips are, without power, it's useless. --- Now I understand why big companies are scrambling for electricity resources... --- Energy bottlenecks are even more severe than computing power bottlenecks. Has no one thought about this? --- The perspective of anti-competition is quite interesting. Everyone is stubbornly fighting in one direction, but they overlook that fundamental resources are the key. --- Haha, in the end, infrastructure determines everything. Don't be fooled by the rhetoric of AI. --- I've seen through it long ago: the scarcity of energy will always be the top priority. No new technology can bypass it. --- This is the true industry logic, not just a story spun out of hype.

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AirdropLicker

· 01-08 17:35

Competing with AI isn't as good as competing with electricity. In the end, it's still energy that makes the decisions.

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