--- title: Why Cheap Energy Always Creates Its Own Demand | daily.dev description: A brief reflection on how engineers — among the most skilled professionals — often spend disproportionate time on low-value tasks like fixing CI pipelines,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/why-cheap-energy-always-creates-its-own-demand-hphczyfnp twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Why Cheap Energy Always Creates Its Own Demand | daily.dev og:description: A brief reflection on how engineers — among the most skilled professionals — often spend disproportionate time on low-value tasks like fixing CI pipelines,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/why-cheap-energy-always-creates-its-own-demand-hphczyfnp og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/HPhcZYfnp.png og:image:alt: Why Cheap Energy Always Creates Its Own Demand og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Why Cheap Energy Always Creates Its Own Demand **[No Priors: AI, Machine Learning, Tech, & Startups](https://daily.dev/sources/nopriorspodcast)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A brief reflection on how engineers — among the most skilled professionals — often spend disproportionate time on low-value tasks like fixing CI pipelines, writing documentation, and attending large meetings. 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