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Something remarkable just happened in Pakistan.
In only 8 months, citizens built the equivalent of half the country’s national electric grid, without waiting for government or utilities.
How?
☀️ Cheap solar panels
☀️ TikTok tutorials showing how to install them
☀️ Farmers leading the way, swapping diesel pumps for solar
The results:
✅ Diesel sales dropped 35% in one year
✅ Families slashed costs and gained energy independence
✅ National demand on the grid actually declined because of so much distributed generation
This isn’t just about Pakistan. It’s a glimpse of how fast the world can shift when technology gets cheap enough and people take energy into their own hands.
https://www.douglewin.com/p/here-comes-the-sun-bill-mckibben
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I'm looking away from our world for a moment.
I'm looking at the little dot in this image.
It's a newborn planet, 5x the mass of Jupiter, carving a path through the disk of dust around its star. This is the first time we've seen the process clearly.
https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw2534a/
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- Americans are experiencing a significant decline in sexual activity, with only 37% of adults aged 18-64 reporting weekly sex in 2024, down from 55% in 1990.
- The decline in sexual activity is largely attributed to a decrease in steady partnerships, both married and unmarried, among younger generations.
- The share of young adults living with a partner fell from 42% in 2014 to 32% in 2024, contributing to the drop in regular sex.
- Sexlessness (no sex in the last year) among young adults doubled from 12% to 24% between 2010 and 2024.
- The 'Great Rewiring' period from 2010 to 2015, marked by the proliferation of smartphones and digital media, significantly reduced socialization among young adults.
- Young adults spent nearly 50% less time with friends between 2010 and 2019, with the pandemic further reducing social interactions.
- Increased use of smartphones, social media, pornography, and gaming has reduced opportunities for developing social skills and forming relationships.
- Declining participation in social settings like parties has negatively impacted the formation of romantic relationships.
- The decline in romantic relationships and decreased alcohol consumption are primary causes of the drop in young adult sex, with gaming and lower earnings also playing roles.
- Married adults have more frequent sex (46% weekly) compared to their unmarried peers (about 34%), highlighting the impact of marriage on sexual activity.
https://ifstudies.org/blog/the-sex-recession-the-share-of-americans-having-regular-sex-keeps-dropping
- The decline in sexual activity is largely attributed to a decrease in steady partnerships, both married and unmarried, among younger generations.
- The share of young adults living with a partner fell from 42% in 2014 to 32% in 2024, contributing to the drop in regular sex.
- Sexlessness (no sex in the last year) among young adults doubled from 12% to 24% between 2010 and 2024.
- The 'Great Rewiring' period from 2010 to 2015, marked by the proliferation of smartphones and digital media, significantly reduced socialization among young adults.
- Young adults spent nearly 50% less time with friends between 2010 and 2019, with the pandemic further reducing social interactions.
- Increased use of smartphones, social media, pornography, and gaming has reduced opportunities for developing social skills and forming relationships.
- Declining participation in social settings like parties has negatively impacted the formation of romantic relationships.
- The decline in romantic relationships and decreased alcohol consumption are primary causes of the drop in young adult sex, with gaming and lower earnings also playing roles.
- Married adults have more frequent sex (46% weekly) compared to their unmarried peers (about 34%), highlighting the impact of marriage on sexual activity.
https://ifstudies.org/blog/the-sex-recession-the-share-of-americans-having-regular-sex-keeps-dropping
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