You can learn a lot about yourself through others.
By noticing your reactive thoughts to the actions of others, you will illuminate ones beliefs, biases, and subconscious thoughts.
When he expressed his view on solar energy, what did you think?
And what does your thought indicate about you and your values?
Because our thoughts are paving the way for future action, I am interested to see how the further awareness of ones thoughts, potentially, lead to different action.