Damn, the last 15 minutes hits hard. This guy should run for office. Speak truth if you have power.
this post was submitted on 30 Jan 2026
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I hope more people watch the video, it is long but the end must be seen. This is probably the most important video on his channel by far.
To paraphrase one of the comments I saw about the video: He starts talking about solar, ends up going nuclear. 100% worth watching.
I mean... he has like 4 videos about led Christmas lights, but... this is definitely in the top 5.
His videos on hurricane lanterns were very good. It's what got me started on his channel.
I'm glad there is others that post his videos here in case I don't notice them in my YouTube feed.
Epic ending, I wish more creators would dare to speak up.
Righteous rant at the end.
Hell yes it was. I wasn't expecting that. It got me to join his Patreon.
Technology Connections goes fucking hard today.
Based Alec
Wow.
Just
wow.
It starts slow, hang in there or skip ahead. I recommend https://youtu.be/KtQ9nt2ZeGM?t=4610
TL;DW?
Mostly about solar, and how much less human labour/resources it is to power the world compared to oil. For proofs, lots of little calculations. Even choosing values for best case oil and worst case renewables and still resulting that renewables in the long run (25 years) is around 30 times cheaper
Later on goes "nuclear" about how USA is now fascist. And how the citizens should go out and try to actively vote out the orange monkey. Also deserved hate for ICE
Pay more today and save money later.
Solar panels are a single cost for long term savings, oil is an ongoing cost and not reusable.
Solar + battery is already the cheapest way to make reliable energy today. Even without climate issues it's the obvious way forward.
Isn't this common knowledge?
It's common for folks paying attention. For the folks too busy to research beyond mainstream "news" a.k.a. billionaire propoganda, no.
Liars are the main speakers on that platform and they repeatedly say that the surging power costs are because of renewables. It's not true, but the truth doesn't pay their salary
The video does address that question.
I highly recommend watching the whole video, even the rant after the fake ending.
He tries for some reason to explain why oil / resource extraction bad compared to harvesting green energy to people who don't want to listen. Unlikely anyone here needs to watch this really lol.
I'd say everyone here needs to watch the last 15 minutes, because our mental health really benefits from hearing someone like him rant about how shit the world is.
We're constantly surrounded with propaganda bots trying to get us to lose hope and stop believing what our eyes and ears see of reality, so having someone "normal" and in a place of some authority go "no, shit's obviously fucked and anyone who says otherwise is either insane or evil" does wonders.
A lot of people on here probably don't need this video. There are people out there who aren't all in on climate denialism but they've heard some of the misinfo and feel that "both sides have good points so we probably shouldn't make any big moves until we clear things up". This video is aimed at them. They don't fully buy climate change but they haven't made it part of their identity.
I think he's smart for barely even talking about the environmental aspect. He's selling the idea that it's just way better economics and pointing out why all the arguments against solar are bullshit and always have been. Somebody could see this and realize they've been fed lies to make them confused about a very straightforward decision.
I'm all fairness, he's drawing direct apples to apples comparisons between electrical generation to gasoline production, fuel energy per acreage for corn ethanol vs solar vs wind, cost benefits for investment now and the long term sustainability of stable materials vs consumables. His audience is probably not the people that generally need to be told that electric over fossil fuels is just better, but it's still cool to be able to fully understand the context by giving direct conversions, and useful for having that discussion with others. Honestly, my wife and I started looking at trade in values to possibly switch one of our vehicles to an EV soon, basically entirely because of the points he made about the financial viability now. So, he inspired me, for what that's worth.
Tbh I first thought that was a excel spreadsheet...