The app for independent voices
Life in 1776:
- heat is such a luxury that Thomas Jefferson can’t write in deep winter bc his ink freezes (one reason perhaps why Independence Day is in July)
- nighttime darkness is such a burden that George Washington reportedly spent $15k in today’s dollars on candles every year (our first POTUS was a literal dril tweet)
- fuel is such a burden that firewood is 28 percent of US GDP (more than health care and manufacturing combined today)
Jul 6
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