The news hit my feed this morning while scrolling through the usual mix of DevOps drama and climate updates: renewables have officially overtaken coal as the world’s biggest source of electricity generation. My first reaction? Finally. My second reaction? Why the hell did it take us this long?

I’ve been watching this transition unfold for years now, through countless online discussions and debates. The technical arguments, the political posturing, the fossil fuel industry’s last-ditch efforts to maintain relevance. What strikes me most about this milestone isn’t just that we’ve reached it, but the sheer variety of reactions it’s generating.