Edit: Sheesh. Some of you folks need this.

Dictionary Definitions from Oxford Languages

up·lift·ing /ˌəpˈliftiNG/

adjective

adjective: uplifting

inspiring happiness, optimism, or hope. “an uplifting story of triumph over adversity”

    • IronBird@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      britbongs also chopped down all their trees and waged a worldwide war for spices they never used, they’re a silly people

    • frankPodmore@slrpnk.netEnglish
      1·
      2 days ago

      True, but it was more restricted in its potential application (because you had to be near a reliable water source). Modern electricity generation, including renewables, doesn’t have that limitation - as the application of coal to steam power demonstrates!

    • CybranM@feddit.nu
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      2 days ago

      Hydropower can only be built in specific locations. Coal can be built anywhere, renewables are somewhere in between.