[antisthenes]

> We have gained so much in terms of technological progress, consistently reducing the energy required to go from point A to point B, it surprises me how we are again increasing it for getting from point A to point B.

It takes exactly the same amount of energy to go from point A to point B as it did 10,000 years ago.

What we've done is gotten better at packing more energy generation in a smaller volume/envelope.

[schoen]

> It takes exactly the same amount of energy to go from point A to point B as it did 10,000 years ago.

Only against conservative fields like gravity, not against friction! When I bike 10 blocks, I use less energy than when I walk 10 blocks.