Yeah, perhaps “further entrenching” would be more appropriate. Untangling this stuff gets to be a one step forward two steps back sort of affair seeing how stiff the competition is.
Stupid on the face of it. What's next, gang initiation chain letter comebacks? (Wait, don't answer that. It'd probably end up happening at scale.)
Like, best case scenario you're gonna end up further entrenching a culture of conformity where anyone even slightly off-beat is regarded as free to wail on. Internet roleplayers today, anyone who's a little too quiet, listens to the wrong music, or reads the wrong books tomorrow. Worst case scenario? Well, look at that state official from Arkansas who thought mandating the use of county animal control resources to resolve school-level disputes was a dandy idea.
I want the social order completely upended so I can someday live without a bunch of wannabe cops breathing down my neck waiting for me to fuck up 24/7, and they're on the bleeding edge of that shit. Much respect.
In terms of geography, My secret weakness is how often I confuse Slovenia and Slovakia, solely because they share most of the letters in their name.
(I also have a similar problem with Armenia and Albania. Within the US, Mississippi and Missouri used to give me a lot of trouble when I was younger, too.)
I've never liked taking the whole "The west" thing seriously. Predominantly associate referring to "The west" and "western culture" as something wignats and conservatives do, and that kinda tints every other contexts where the phrase/concept comes up.
It's all fun and games until you wake up from the healing coma to find out SHODAN's fucking around with mutagens and trying to unload a mining laser on Earth
Not really having the option to not cope. Or not knowing how to actively choose to not cope. One of the two. For what it's worth, Tolkein genuinely was on to something with this one.
2024 year of the consumer PowerPC comeback