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A SpaceX Prospectus statement about reaching Kardashev Type II status sounds visionary, but the numbers are brutal. Humanity currently uses only a tiny fraction of the energy needed for even Type I civilisation, let alone the Sun’s full output. This reflection asks whether our obsession with more energy, growth, and abundance is truly progress — or whether civilisation should first learn to use wisely the “energy slaves” it already has.