"No, I don't think I will."
--Al Pacino, Scent of a Woman
I'm not hopeful, I'm certain.
In that case, we need to engineer for an infestation of politicians and their idiot supporters.
Thus far the only challenge engineers have proven unable to solve.
Net zero is a great idea, and government action is an essential part of all industrial enterprise. "Anyone who says differently is selling something." --Westley, The Princess Bride
Humans would argue (and kill each other) over the Faber College motto "Knowledge is Good."
It is interesting that the concept of "race" appears nowhere in biology nor taxonomy.
Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species.
No race.
Clearly Linnaeus had it all wrong.
Hey, compared to Torchy, you're the very soul of sanity and stability.
Maybe you should start a religion. Or just read up on one and bore foreigners with your fairy tale.
I think the focus on violence with weapons is actually a good thing. And five years is a good timeframe. The "average" thing was obviously carefully selected for political purposes.
For non-violent crimes I wouldn't give prison at all. Closely supervised house arrest, mandatory work, and...