In college I had a history prof walk into class slam a potato down & say "this is the most important entity here. There is not one person on this campus or even in this city whose significance to human history will prove to be anywhere close to that of a potato" & ykw gotta admit he was 100% right
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Europeans take potato for decoration.
Brits steal every other crop from Ireland, leaving the “garbage potato”.
Native American suffering European rule send money to help Ireland with the famine.
Boxty.
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Irish Reunification?
I agree with you very much, that sometimes a potato is more important than the opinion of a bad politician..
1. The prof, for comparing INDIVIDUAL humans to an entire plant species
2. Nate Silver, for thinking he's more significant than an INDIVIDUAL potato
I don't know what you could power by sticking a couple of electrodes in Nate Silver, but in any case it's not allowed, so no clocks getting powered there.
(Plus, Douglas Adams: "It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes")