Two Warnings
What Happens When Infrastructure Fails
We don't have to imagine what grid failure looks like. We have recent examples from two continents.
Berlin, Germany
When Ideology Attacks Infrastructure
In January 2026, extremists sabotaged a cable bridge near a Berlin power station, citing AI data centers as justification.
45,000 households lost power for nearly a week in sub-zero temperatures. Hospitals scrambled. Emergency shelters opened across four districts.
A modern grid could have isolated the damage and restored power in hours instead of days.
Cuba
When Investment Stops
Cuba's grid collapsed four times in six months during 2024-2025. The cause: decades of deferred maintenance on Soviet-era infrastructure.
Today, the government meets only 50-70% of electricity needs on any given day. Citizens face 18-24 hour blackouts regularly.
This is what happens when infrastructure investment is deferred indefinitely. A slow collapse that becomes permanent.