And next Thanksgiving, may we be thankful for renewable energy sources.
It's the future Don't fear it,
And it can't happen soon enough, for that matter.
I'll hold my breath!
Anyways, the only people who don't value fossil fuels are virtue signalers and idiots who don't understand that the vast majority of our "green" electricity comes from *gasp* fossil fuels.
Fossil fuels get a bad rap but have done more to benefit humanity than almost any other discovery or invention. Think about it, how long would it take you to push a half-ton cart or wheelbarrow for 25+ miles on hilly terrain in the cold or heat? Now consider that the same can be done with just a gallon of gas. It takes just a few seconds to fill up that gallon, and only 15-20 minutes of labor on a low wage to earn that gallon. Isn't that a miracle?
Now consider the following:
- The vast majority of Americans and Europeans can heat their homes in winter, thanks to the wonders of natural gas. 17th century kings would be shivering around a fireplace.
- Suppose you'd like to go from London to Los Angeles. For much of the 1800s, it would take a few months to cross the Atlantic and close to a year to reach the west coast. A few centuries before, nobody had even made that journey. Now, it's just a routine 11-hour flight.
- Environmental conditions have greatly improved. Prior to the 20th century, the streets were literally filled with horsesh!t, and huge areas of forest were cut down for firewood and fuel. Today, the world has more trees than it did 35 years ago.
It may be trendy to hate modern society, but I thank God I was born in the 1990s and not the 1790s.
You could have made many of the same arguments in favor of slavery.