The way science advances is in part making definitions harder and harder to screw up

Like what? Offer a suggestion. I don’t believe we can

Polling professionals and experts on their opinions is perfectly reasonable to publish as a preliminary study on a subject

It’s not defeatist; I’m saying we can fix it by banning phones in school

Strictly, over consumption is the enemy. Less so where you buy, but the rampant rush to the bottom in price and quality is what the issue is. I shop where I get the best quality, rather than the best price

How are you going to teach that to the kids glued to their phone when the parents refuse to restrict it outside of school

I could buy an apartment and rent it out (:< (:< evil landlord time abt to paint over a power outlet

I could buy an apartment with that much ~

That sucks

With the disruption of the chips act, taiwan will remain valuable a while yet

Could do 5 minute interviews

I know some folks have strong feelings that people should stay and fight

As someone who thinks that. Sounds like you already fought your fight. And if you already tried it’s fair enough to move on.

Also, strict doesn’t necessarily equal bad in the first place

Prevention is always better than a cure

Yay, monopolies

I’m gonna take a wild guess and say losing your phone is probably gonna result in a penalty

Any law enforcement will be called police. Frankly it’s a bit silly to say police are rotten so if we abolish them we should change their name. That’s basically just rebranding. And I mean, sometimes that works, so I guess I shouldn’t discount it entirely.

If I worked 5 hours overtime every week for a year, my entire combined income would be less than what these guys make in 2 months ):

Lawyers don’t matter when someone owns the judges

If you think local governments or state governments are equivalent to the national one, you need a refresher.