Counterpoint: if you DO reply, and defeat the Sith they send, you might be able to loot a sweet, sweet variant lightsaber

instead of investing $100B or whatever into AI, Google would make way more money if they just said:

"hey, pay us $50/year and we'll give you pre-enshittification search, ads separated out on the side, and respect query syntax"

I'd fuckin' pay that ransom

haHA! I, on the other hand, have ALL the environmental allergies!

"I say *your* civilization, because as soon as we started thinking for you it really became *our* civilization, which is of course what this is all about"

Tonfa are badass. You get the speed and vibes of unarmed combat, combined with many of the benefits of dual-wielding shields.