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Solar power has begun to transform the world’s energy system

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353 points dmazin | 1 comments | 09 Jul 25 12:31 UTC | HN request time: 0.248s | source
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ErigmolCt ◴[10 Jul 25 06:53 UTC] No.44518081[source]▶
While the US is busy trying to revive the oil-soaked 20th century, places like Namibia are leapfrogging straight into a distributed, solar-powered future with YouTube tutorials... It's like watching the fossil era get out-hustled in real time.
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philipallstar ◴[10 Jul 25 11:51 UTC] No.44519949[source]▶
The oil-soaked 20th century created all the millions of necessary precursors to miracles like phones and youtube and people in Namibia being able to get them. It's not out-hustled; it's just a miniscle increment. But it's good to see.
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jjulius ◴[10 Jul 25 12:31 UTC] No.44520261[source]▶
>... miracles like... youtube...

... miracle?

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1. wffurr ◴[10 Jul 25 13:54 UTC] No.44521130[source]▶
It's an amazing repository of how-to videos on every subject imaginable.

It's also a massive attention sink that burns both copious amounts of energy and the world's attention span to earn some clicks and ad dollars.

It's a mixed bag.