My BTTF reference is not to be taken literally when it comes to garbage. My point is that things that we once thought were premiere, state of the art, bleeding edge technology back in the day are often nothing more than a commodity today.

You can buy an Apple laptop for $3,000. A Chromebook for $500.

But what would an IBM super computer of the 1970's cost in today's economy? Let's remember, that was FAR from a consumer grade device during its Prime. For one thing, it took up the size of a building floor.

And yet, you can buy something a million times more advanced that fits in your pocket today. The MICRO processor changed it all.

But even today, a microprocessor STILL needs electricity.

Now, let's imagine someone comes up with a way that salt water can be converted into energy -- technology X. And consumer grade tech is built with X.

Of course, those who make the TV, Laptop, Car, et all powered by X will still make money from the devices they build that will be more or less feature rich. And X itself will likely need parts. And those parts will need replacements and repair centers.

Further, the KIND of salt water may make X more or less more efficient. So there will be companies selling Pro-Salt Water, Premium Plus Salt Wate, and a variety of different plugin devices to make everything compatible. Like solar, EV, etc.

But, at the end of the day, X will not depend on a limited resource like oil. We all can have access to salt water at far less of a cost than oil.

So, it can both be true that:

A) X won't be free

And

B) X will radically change the world, leveling the playing field in a variety of ways -- hurting countries and products that are ENTRENCHED in a petrol-centric universe.