Neverclear

Can you hand me my wallet. It's the one that says "Bad Mother Hubbard" on it.

Hey there decentralized digital currency systems, you wanna... centralize?

Fortunately, inflation kicked up and that's only like ¥200.

I agree in the sense that any useful tool is a weapon in the wrong hands. I would argue (partly against my own point on religion) that current avenues open to mentally unhealthy individuals rarely count as treatment.

I would also propose that a proper handling of mental health has the potential to reduce the negative effects of both religious and authoritarian tendencies.

I mean mental health here, not just for those we consider to be sick, but for all of us as a mental "immune" system to guard against propaganda and inflammatory personalities.

Instead of giving the state another avenue for oppression, what if we label religion as the disease that it is and work with mental health professionals to develop a treatment for it?

iPXE maybe? But there's a lot of implementation details you would have to figure out. Two that come to mind are:

1. A mobile device from which you can selectively provide an image for booting

2. A physical intrusion detection system for your home machine that you can also read remotely

Yah, I'm just saying I could see China twisting the word "originated" in this way.

I could see the US working on a manufactured virus or something similar. China steals the research, botches it, and accidentally releases it into the wild.

You seem to spend a lot of energy questioning people's intentions, inventing reasons to question whether people's intentions toward you are genuine. Some do deserve to be questioned, no doubt. It just seems draining, and for what goal?

Do you aim to be the sole determiner of truth? To never be duped again? To sharpen your skills as an investigator?

How much more creative energy could you put into the world by taking people at their word in all but the highest risk cases?

With all of the perks the position entails.

Because the current administration is acting with impunity, meaning they don't feel the need to explain themselves while they hold themselves above the law.

Yes, yes it is