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Throw in the fact that Rome is the seat of a major world religion, and the impression becomes even stronger.

But I think the metaphor applies more broadly, even if it is more noticeable here: Mass tourism is a consumerist pilgrimage to the symbolic sites of our collective social imaginary.
February 22, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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One small addition: the mineral resource cost is only 60% in NMC batteries (due to nickel and cobalt).

For LFP batteries, the price is basically lithium (~$12/kWh) and for sodium batteries resource cost are negligible.

So prices can go VERY low.
aukehoekstra.substack.com/p/batteries-...
Batteries: how cheap can they get?
How dirt cheap batteries will completely transform our electricity grid, paving the way for solar and wind and replacing grid reinforcements with grid buffers.
aukehoekstra.substack.com
December 4, 2024 at 4:38 PM