by theluckycountry » Thu 05 Feb 2026, 06:46:10
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'U').S. coal-fired electricity generation dropped to its lowest level in nearly 60 years in
2024, with output falling to levels not seen since 1967
This is all part and parcel of the collapse of the US empire. They have squandered the last years of the abundant oil age following dreams of windmills and electric cars. Meanwhile China, the replacement global empire Obviously, has built a technological economy beyond anything the US ever achieved. All on the back of cheap COAL.
Americans dreamed of high speed electric rail, but the Chinese made it a reality. The US can't operate a space station without the help of the Russians and the Euro zone but China builds one out of petty cash. Better to have never been an empire than to be living in one that is collapsing. But Robots, Robots

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'B')ased on 2025–2026 industry data, China has established a significant lead over the U.S. in the
commercialization and deployment of humanoid robots, with some analysts suggesting they are years ahead in adopting the technology for factory and industrial use
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'C')hinese companies control 90% of the humanoid robot market, dominating the technology that will reshape manufacturing and labor. The West is barely competing.