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Sustainability vs Empire
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Sustainability vs Empire

The Powerful Play Goes On And You May Contribute A Verse

The lads ruminate on the experience of consuming the news during the war in Iran. With history unfolding before our eyes, today’s news is being digested by the public and converted into tomorrow’s history. Nate draws a comparison the with the Suez Crisis of 1956, as the US wrestles with the age-old tradeoff between sustainability and empire. The recent warehouse fire in California and the attack on OpenAI CEO Sam Altman anchors the discussion as the lads zoom out to consider the long sweep of history.

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