In Bill McKibben's new book *Here Comes the Sun*, he frequently laments activists' tendency not to celebrate our wins, a habit that sees us always feeling as though we were losing, even when we're racking up massive victories:
https://billmckibben.com/books/here-comes-the-sun/
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@pluralistic imagine if all that #AI hype money was invested into #solar 🤯
@patrickleavy @pluralistic
I mean, this isn't realistic.
The cost of fully renovating the entire power grid to solar is far less than the money spent on AI, so we'd need to find something else to spend it on. Housing every person in the US?
No, that's not very expensive either, on that scale. Hmm. Might have to figure something else here ..
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@Oggie @patrickleavy @pluralistic
Stroking the egos of currently rich people?
