this is to say, that natural gas isnt the necessary evil to account for intermittent power sources.

its a necessary evil to fully capitalize on other investments. i dont care if the hyperscaler can run their GPUs overnight. perfectly happy for them to delay their training because theyre running in daytime.

the capital owners who bought the GPUs sure care, but why should i accept their pollution in order for them to run a bit faster?

This is just another way to say you are in favor of western hemisphere degrowth.

Without industry you don’t have an economy in the long run. Replace hyperscaler with aluminum smelter or manufacturing line if you prefer. If you can’t operate those capital assets 24x7 they simply will not be built in your country.

Cheap, plentiful, and reliable energy is the foundation of wealth. Nuclear fission was likely humanities transition technology but we fumbled the ball 40 years ago so here we are.