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by TaylorAlexander 4001 days ago
Photovoltaics can't really be weaponized, and we can't stop bad actors from getting access to large mirrors.
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PVs can't be weaponized because they suck as an energy source compared to burning fuels. Any power source with enough energy density to be interesting is a weapon, just like any engine with enough power to give you reasonable interplanetary travel times is a weapon of mass destruction.

Humanity needs to find a way to deal with high-energy technology if we're to move forward as a species.