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It was challenging to figure out where to put this. It's also environment, and it turns sharply political for Act III.

If you're already familiar with renewables, there's not a lot to learn here but the comparisons with fossil fuels and ethanol. Given that I've been on solar since 2023, I appreciated what he was saying to the uninitiated.

Get yourself some Act II if you plan on making it all the way through ... it's an hour and a half.

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[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 7 points 2 days ago

Oh that's what it was? Neat! I didn't know. (In case my instance doesn't give it away, I'm not American.)

[-] locuester@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Ya. It was literally the letter that the colonies sent the king telling him to fok off

[-] Quexotic@beehaw.org 4 points 1 day ago

Maybe it's about time for another essay.

[-] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 6 points 2 days ago

Yeah, we were a bit peeved at the time.

[-] HarkMahlberg@kbin.earth 3 points 2 days ago

This made me laugh. Americans do forget they put their founding documents on a pedestal, when to the rest of the world they are just a series of essays and letters.

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