It rewards being precious about gear instead of using it, which feels in conflict of the other design decisions of the game. Like, instead of some gear value, why not require a queen reactor to incentivize participation in some of the best end game content? Or integrate the Trials content somehow.

I get why so many extensions chuck stuff in content scripts—working with multiple popups and background scripts is a nightmare. Want to display some UI in a popup to give the user feedback? Nah, Safari says a popup is already open (it's not), and even if it were, it provides no function to close it.

Update on the internet install:

AT&T apparently contracts out the burying of the tiny, glass, fiber optic cable to a company that shows up unannounced, disconnects the cable to bury, breaks it upon reconnecting, and leaves without saying a word. In my case, it was in the middle of an interview. 😅