So, I've been spending too much time on tiktok recently. Something to ponder: phishing emails are written at a level to entice a certain type and level of intelligence. Pay attention to what people write in comment sections. Dumb enough, and the bots come out to court the ignorant into DMing them.

Have you ever considered this: if you shelter underground during civil unrest, how safe are you really? In a month, someone could show up with heavy equipment—not to break in, but to drain or at least tap your aquifer. Just something to think about.

Did you know that Democrats are not inherently progressive and Republicans are not inherently conservative?
True Democrats believe in the will of the people.
True Republicans believe that the will of the people has been left up to them.
Neither is wrong, but one clearly is easier to abuse.

Some of the more vocal politicians should hold a press conference and break down what powers the Constitution grants. With fact checkers present of course. Just so the constituent know where to direct their "concerns". As in those with power but hiding in safe spaces be to avoid the public.

Constitutional concepts simplified:
Even Kingdoms had early Constitutions. Essentially deals were made between various controllers of "property" for mutual survival. Common currency, laws, sometimes even ideals.

I do not like what this current administration has made me become. I usually sit back, and calmly assess the situation. Working on diffusing a situation encouraging "compromise" for the sake of peace.

I am starting to worry that some entity is thinking about taking action. Action before the system disallows a hung jury. That would be concerning to almost everyone.

Imagine a small child in a closed room. The child is considered special and has very specific demands. Some people will attempt to curry favor by trying to get those demands met. But there is a problem. What the child wants is the entirety of the room. Everything, walls, windows, chairs, everything.

One of the worst things about politics is its ability for people to use it as a pry bar into some personal life. I (and probably most people) do not care what you do in the safety of your own home or an associated supportive business as long as everyone is legally consenting.

Am I intelligent? Am I smart? Constructive? Inventive? Creative? Industrious? These are some of the labels we as a society use to attempt to (in)validate a person's worth. There are plenty more of course. A couple of minutes on any social network will show this.

When I was younger and attending elementary school I was constantly reminded that I was seen as smart at least according to other children my age. Whether that meant that I was better spoken or found a way to eat the paste without being caught I couldn't tell you.

No one can win all the time. Mathematically speaking it should be possible, but rarely are humans dealing with figures that large and can expect a realistic and relatable form of accuracy. I also think that people who believe they should always win live in a vacuum filled with unrealistic ideas.

Intellectual dishonesty seems to be the tool of choice for those with less than stellar ethics or morals. It turns into a waste of time when initiating or joining a conversation where someone's goal is not to actually debate or trade information but to essentially exhaust an honest speaker.

Society runs and functions on something I like to call societal grift. All organisms are biologically programmed to attempt to excel at control of the environment they are in.