@TechConnectify one of my key takeaways from the video, aside from what already is stated in the video itself,, is how easily i am personally affected by propaganda and how important keeping my own voice alive is.

for a while now, i felt it was rather useless to put my own views out, and i would stay content thinking/knowing that i am right. and that's one thing a well crafted propaganda intends to achieve, to put enough noise out that people start thinking that they can't change anything.

your videos inspire me to see things more clearly, to not ignore things because i am used to them, and as a consequence to make more informed decisions. and today i was able to see how easy it was to steer me away from some obvious truth.

great video, as usual.

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So that's an actual thing? I saw a video on yt but didn't watch it because I figured it was fake. I guess I'll watch it next time it comes up.

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@TechConnectify thank you

@TechConnectify Simply wonderful. Your analysis and prose are both so well crafted. Thank you for all you do.

@TechConnectify Amazing video. Absolute aces all around. Some meandering thoughts:

1- The starting discussion around Midwestern values around frugality and investing wisely kept echoing as a corollary of the Vimes Boots Theory of Socieoeconomic Unfairness that I expected it to get mentioned. I'm assuming you know what that is, but that leads right into my next thought...

2- Building off your statement "I kind of already assumed everyone knew what we were trying to do", plainly stating assumptions is one of the most useful tools for solving problems I have found in the past ten years. My day job is supporting some niche technology infrastructure, and when I get pulled into a problem it's because things are seriously, seriously weird. I've had multiple occasions where I've "walked the stack" out loud, and someone else chimed in to correct some component of pile which led to figuring out what was wrong and how to solve it.

I think there's a more advanced theory of mind issue around understanding and addressing the inherent assumptions other people make. I have no idea how that realization will help make better videos, but I'm excited to see it happen.

2a- While I agree that there's a massive capitalist interest in misleading people, my gut says the bigger challenge is people just... not reexamining assumptions that are years or decades out-of-date. Either because it's cognitively expensive (taking time and mental focus off of day-to-day work, which is also an opportunity capitalist interests are happy to exploit), or because they straight up lack the tools to approach the subject. Maybe that's wrong, and fraud/deception are really the impetus behind wasting time and money on disposable energy.

But I really think the Overestimate Short Term & Underestimate Long Term problem does a lot more heavy lifting in that regard. Humans in survival mode (as so many of us have been for the past 10-40 years) need to focus on the short term, and thinking about the long term is an unaffordable luxury.

3- Tangentially related to cognitive expense/load, I process information better with my eyes than my ears. Showing more of the math when you were running the numbers would have made that easier for me to grasp and process.

Yes, Excel is one of my most-used applications of all time. How did you know?

4- There was a dark, gallows laugh when you talked about the First Amendment rights and the press being declared enemies of the people as Donald Trump is racistly arresting four black journalists. (I'm not laughing because it's funny, I'm laughing because it's an easier emotional outlet than crying)

5- We've lost so much from caring too much about what billionaires and cult leaders say, and caring too little for our own neighbors. I don't know how we solve the big problem. I'll do my part with my skills, like the repair café I'm volunteering at next weekend. We need to build more, better fucking community, damnit.

(sorry for spammy edit/reposting. markdown is being an asshole with list formating)

@TechConnectify Amen!

@TechConnectify A true star! I've watched this guy for ages, I'm glad he is in mastodont

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Great video. You changed my mind on many of the concerns with solar panels I've had before. I have some nitpicks about the details, and some of the arguments don't apply to my country which is quite a bit smaller than US, but overall I'm pretty optimistic about solar now.
Thank you!

As for the second part of the video:
Yikes, it does look terrifying.
I hope y'all can turn this around. Good luck!

@TechConnectify hello, your video is a masterpiece. Thanks for making it.

YES your video made a lot sense to me, it made me realize how SO MUCH BETTER solar energy is. I would say I knew it, but you presentation made it become so clear that it made a click in my mind. I'll take more actions in this direction.

@TechConnectify Straight-up came here to share this after watching it just now.

I was moved to tears. Thank you.

@TechConnectify Sir, your videos are a constant source of enlightenment and entertainment.

This went somewhere I was not expecting but found inspiring and I hope your fellow countrymen heed your words.

@TechConnectify This was excellent. I almost stood up and clapped at the end, but my cat would have looked at me funny.

Technology Connections me: «Yes yes solar panels are awesome i know. Ok that’s interesting. Hoo those maths are quite impressive, that look even better than intended.»

also me: «ho yet another fake ending.»

then me: «OMFG ! not what i expected ! This video is way better than expected !»

Great work as usual and good luck with your orange turd. I hope he won’t start a war.

@TechConnectify (second part of the vid) you're a beautiful person.

How can we share your video more?

@TechConnectify from beginning to the very end, this was a masterpiece!

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"You need to wake up and smell the fascism"

@TechConnectify Thank you for this video.

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I already knew most of the information in this video, but I liked the way he organized it to make comparisons between renewable and consumable energy. A lot of food for thought.

@TechConnectify I just watched it.

Good work.

It makes me sad that you (and my friends in the US) have to endure this. Yes: liberty and justice for all!