The reason these solutions never work is that epistemic failures are rooted in deeper structures of social identity, which are notoriously resilient to rational argument. The only way to restore the epistemic foundations of a healthy democracy is to address these pathologies at the source.

Same in Germany, quiet on the pass afterwards (21.25 local here) as well

Can a robot do housework for you? Absolutely not, but you're more likely to believe one can if it has arms and walks around on two legs like a person

Yes and no. You can get better propagation and "bounce" Morse code on Aurora regions of the ionosphere but massive solar eruptions like the current one are so powerful that make ionospheric refraction of radio waves impossible. You observe Aurora by the disappearance of long distance radio contacts