The YouTube channel Throttle House did a road trip with the cybertruck and they found that a lot of people actually were curious about it.

https://youtu.be/xNE-NyaYBcg?si=1CS2DxHsocEYc0b- (around 24:15)

For all it's flaws, you can't deny it looks different from all the other cars around, and most people aren't online enough to have an opinion about Musk and his bullshit, so to them it's just an interesting looking car.

All South Korean male citizens are required to perform 18-21 months of military service.

While this is true, the fact that war would be a bad idea doesn't necessarily mean it won't happen. People make bad decisions all the time.

Even if he can't formally quit, he could effectively quit by just refusing to meet the obligations of the treaty. Who would stop him?

"Please be aware of the power dynamics in your group and ensure that everyone in your meeting feels able to express themselves and has an equal chance to be heard."

That seems extremely reasonable, actually?

Giving a for-profit corporation direct access to your brain sounds like a great idea with no downsides whatsoever. I love the thought of worrying about my brain implant having a glitch or facing planned obsolescence.

Edit: OH God I actually read the article and this thing connects to exterior devices. Imagine your brain literally being hacked.

I guess they could shoot the airliner down if it starts flying toward any towers.

The entirely predictable outcome of letting your party be overtaken by unqualified nutjobs.

The fries at In-N-Out Burger. I really like them. They actually taste like potatoes, which are delicious.

But Hall emphasized that these forms of care are—contrary to misinformation spread by the state’s lawyers—not only scientifically proven to be safe and effective, they are also essentially identical to forms of medical care offered to cisgender (non-trans) young people. For example, puberty blockers, which temporarily halt the advance of adolescence, are commonly prescribed to young cisgender girls undergoing “precocious” puberty. These same drugs also allow trans kids to make more deliberate choices about their bodies as they age into adulthood.

The reason that this law exists is to hurt children, not protect them.

The article that this article links to says that the rocket failing wasn't the outcome they hoped for but since the launch was a test rather than a critical mission they spun it as a learning experience. Also apparently the explosion was a deliberate self-destruct after the engines failed partway up, so at least that system works.

A lot of people just treat politics as a game. They don't really care about the issues, they just want "their side" to win, no matter what that actually means.