Five Iron Frenzy. Christian ska band.

Not a single fact, but reading about science and history makes me feel better about the state of the world whenever I’m feeling anxious.

Applesauce and white bread. Potato chips and ketchup.

A lot less civil litigation.

It’s 2025, use your smartphone

Cubs won, had a baked potato bar for dinner. Pretty good day.

But if you believe that other people believe something has value, then you also believe it has value. You wouldn’t accept money for something if you believed it had no value.

No, cause I’m not a fuckin degen

You can have conversations IRL that nobody will monitor or have any record of. I swear, people these days have forgotten how to exist in the real world.

I wouldn’t call moderated internet communities a panopticon. You can opt out at any time, which is pretty antithetical to the definition of a panopticon.

What’s the better way?

There are lots of great answers but I see a key point missing - it’s not necessarily about making realistic sex scenes, it’s about making sex scenes that look good on camera.

No, dogs have no concept of gender identity.

Unlikely. They have data centers in several locations all over the world, and there are countless backup copies downloaded onto personal devices everywhere.

Chicken soup.

Chicken stock, chicken, carrots, onion, celery. Add noodles if you like.

CTE has no distinct biomarkers and doesn’t involve any structural damage that’s visible to any of our current imaging capabilities.

I disagree with your corollary. We don’t know the rules of the universe that our simulated universe resides in. We could be the first layer or an infinitely lower layer, and there would be no way of knowing.

Nope

Because humans are social animals, and these sorts of customs are signals to each other that we’re all willing to abide by the social rules our societies follow.

Add more color. Paint your walls if you’re allowed to.