Electrons
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Dennett: Copper is the most effective non-precious electrical conductor
“It is the most effective non-precious material for transmitting electrons, and so every time we think about grid stabilization, electrification, or things like AI data centers, the copper backbone underpins all of it.”
Chamath: Investors should get 'levered long' on electricity and energy storage
“If you want to be levered long, go long electrons, get long electrons, any which way you can. Bank them, store them, and resell them.”
Wolfram: Electrons are not infinitesimally small
“It has been assumed that electrons are actually infinitesimally small, but that doesn't seem to be true.”
Koch-Blank: Moving energy via pipeline molecules is cheaper than electrons
“Pipeline, moving molecules in a pipeline is really cheap. That's what we see in other markets. You know, there is a reason we're moving molecules to the regional power markets and then not moving electrons over copper between Europe and North America, for exam…”
Strogatz: All electrons in the universe are identical and never age
“Any two electrons anywhere in the universe are absolutely indistinguishable. There is no diversity of subatomic particles. I mean, they're different particles. Electrons are different from protons, but every electron is completely the same in every respect as …”