We are more distractible when reading on digitsl devices though. Perhaps with the exception of dedicated ebook readers.

In addition to fhat I wonder if eInk and actual paper are more conducive to prolonged reading as well, less eye strain

There are a few restaurants I have been to in the US that actually pay living wages and say tipping is optional. When the service is really good and you insist you want to tip they are generally over the moon.

We can make it easy for grandpa by passing digital tax EU wide!

Kidding aside I think that would be great if it could pass

And pressure individuals like ICC judges by blocking them from US payment networks

Depending on the intricacies of tax treaties you probably won’t pay much US tax after moving to a high taxation country. Relinquishing US citizenship when you are wealthy means paying the capital gains exit tax on your worldwide assets though so if you can afford good accountants, keeping both is probably easier

And in the US (I refuse to call it America) helmet laws tend to be selectively enforced against minorities

That’s a good parallel - AfD like the Dixiecrats and now the GOP MAGA base have a geographical stronghold (in this case the “new states” of former East Germany)

An alternate future without German reunification is interesting to imagine, ditto one without a Aus Civil War where the south just seceded

Maybe the broligarchy currently in charge will finally disabuse people of the notion of white male superiority. Maybe…

Trump didn't even get a majority of the popular vote - you might be thinking of the electoral college, which skewed the result by overweighting sparsely populated deep red states

https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/2024presgeresults.pdf

And apparently the “new” Model Y is even worse than the old one. That’s their bread and butter.

https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-reviews/tesla/model-y-suv/

Only two thirds of the senate

https://www.senate.gov/about/powers-procedures/impeachment.htm

And to start the impeachment trial you just need a normal majority in the House

Yeah. I know Indonesia is cracking down on phone smuggling now by locking carrier access to registered IMEIs

If you bring one back you get a cheaper import fee if you declare it immediately