Exactly the type of humans you need to rebuild a population.

And also generally not combatants. Or to use the crass parlance “not having military value.”

I say officially because they would do so regardless but still.

Oh absolutely. They would use literally any excuse, including something entirely fabricated if necessary.

I’ve been saying this for a while, and have estimated a similar 10-year time frame.

Most new tech (except for medical advancements) doesn’t really benefit the average person. Instead, it just gives corporations and governments more data, more control, and the ability to squeeze more money out of us. They don’t represent actual improvements to society as a whole or to individual users.

Ngl, I run Firefox and the usual suite of adblockers and haven’t experienced any issues. I do the same on my phone (Firefox in “desktop mode”).

Big issue I’d have is that I really wouldn’t want to drive with only one eye. Loss of depth perception and visual field would be a significant concern.