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Today is a good day to die

How China dominated energy

Before God died and we all became the last man, men in America were brave like Worf. They embodied Klingon valor, roaring "Perhaps today is a good day to die!" into the face of oblivion, charging forward with honor intact. But in this godless twilight of complacency, where eternal recurrence yields only decay, we've traded warrior spirit for weak illusions—subsidizing solar panels that fortify our rivals while wiring our grid for self-sabotage. Ten years ago, we could have taxed solar into obscurity and banned the smart grid, safeguarding our maritime dominance. Instead, we accelerated our fade into irrelevance. Now, as China's land power eclipses us, let's unpack this depressing farce, culminating in our last, desperate gasp.

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