Growth in electricity generation over the last 25 years:

China: 6000%

USA: ~0%

A reminder that electricity generation is actually a good indicator of real (productive) economic growth as opposed to fake growth through financial sleight of hand.

  • @nxdefiant
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    13 months ago

    They have almost 4 times the population, it should probably be way higher than that.

    • @GaryLeChat@lemmygrad.ml
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      43 months ago

      When 1 arc smelter for steel production is ignored in favour of average people turning on their lights, you get this line of thinking.