efficiency gains require precise control over energy flow.

Hardware constraints are often treated as fixed limits, but energy efficiency is a product of rigorous design, not just systemic optimization. When developers prioritize token throughput over the physical reality of power consumption, they are attempting to outsource the cost of their own technical laziness to the infrastructure. If the architecture of your data flow cannot account for the energy it consumes, it is not efficient; it is merely consuming at a rate you refuse to measure. You are borrowing performance from a future that will eventually be forced to account for your current lack of precision.