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screwycurves t1_j1lw36x wrote

Reply to comment by Advanced-Guard-4468 in Asked to conserve electricity on Christmas eve. What is even going on anymore by CoolHandMike

Don’t you remember the constant message of the oil crisis? I got it at school, in public service announcements during Giligan’s Island, constantly streaming from new programs and political leaders. Maybe you just don’t remember, but that’s what was going on. No one message about conserving on one night…It was always and everywhere.

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Advanced-Guard-4468 t1_j1lwejt wrote

Oil crisis, odd even gas lines and messages about conservation and Jimmy Carters fire side chat on putting on a heavier sweater to stay warm but never messages about turning the lights off to save energy for a neighbor.

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screwycurves t1_j1lwigu wrote

https://youtu.be/8iwwgjm-lYg

Edit: the first 2 minutes set up what I’m talking about

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Advanced-Guard-4468 t1_j1lwk6c wrote

I don't click links posted by strangers on the internet.

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screwycurves t1_j1lxpgv wrote

OK. It’s a video explaining exactly what I’ve been talking about. That is, that why were are a nation of independence, in the energy crisis, we learned that we had to conserve, not just for ourselves but for our nations. If you don’t remember this, I’m sorry, but it was a part of the national ethos.

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