Meanwhile, the query-spamming desperados:

Big of you to assume they'll still have history classes... Or schools. :P

It's a continuum. Gaza is definitely not safe right now. Or Afghanistan. On the other end, though, you have Switzerland. Pitcairn Island has the world's easiest immigration policy. :) I've found peace at long last in Quebec City, after living all over the US...

Hiking. Hiking is still wholesome. :) When Quebec did a surprise curfew/shutdown on December 31, 2021 (no celebrations, no end date), that was such a punch in the gut for me... I ended up signing up and doing the Pacific Crest Trail, and it was the least stressful 5-month adventure ever. 😌

Bribe him with donuts.

We kiiiiinda have something similar - you can open wikipedia articles at random. :)

Ohhh, I thought that was referring to the nameless main character - the insurance company guy.

Wait, how is the MC a small business owner? 🙃 I thought his whole problem was that he had zero autonomy, merely flying all over the US to make horribly unethical decisions without any free will whatsoever.

Ditto with Seinfeld.

I am Jack's utter lack of surprise.

Here we are, trapped in the amber of the moment. There is no why.

*This* is who should be awarded the pseudo-Nobel Prize for Economics, not some egghead who never worked a minimum-wage job. :)

That's a brilliant business plan. 🤣

South Korea had record-breaking protests where basically the entire nation took to the streets. Every single day. Multiple days in a row. They got things done.