Canada, a country that supported the US fight for independence
I do have to question this idea, because the defining feature that kept Canada as Canada, rather than yet another part of the US, is that the Canadian colonies famously did not support independence.
The US even tried to “liberate” Quebec during the war, and the locals were very much not fans of that idea.
TIL the 80’s only had white people.
I feel like the first paragraph loses me in the premise a bit. It brings up everyday bits of “nonsense” that do make sense when you take a step back and think for a bit.
For example, bringing kids to daycare. It was pretty common in many cultures (and even in some to this day) for the act of raising kids to be a communal practice. The kids spend the day at the local creche or under the supervision of village elders while the parents are away, and this in turn makes it easier for the parents to do the work that supports a community. We add an additional abstraction layer of currency in the modern day because “what happens if your sitter doesn’t need more fabrics?” but otherwise the basic concept is the same.
And I love wearing neckties because it’s one of the few pieces of men’s fashion that you actually have a say in. Everything is so conformist except for these colorful bits of decorative cloth, and I think they look nice. May as well ask “why wear anything other than a cloth sack?”
If the goal is to compare the absurdity of driving cars to these sorts of scenarios as if to say “none of it makes sense if you think about it,” I think it becomes a counterproductive exercise given that some of them do actually make sense to a lot of people.
Desecrate like repainting it black with a single blue line?
Could be an overheating concern maybe. Some laptops weren’t designed to run with the lid closed, if it inhibits the air flow.
Republican politician to government contractor: “Here is your $100 million to complete the project.”
Government contractor to parts supplier: “We have a budget of $20 million, what can we get with that?”
Parts supplier to raw material producer: “We need to fill an order, the contractor gave us a budget of $1 million.”
Raw material producer to third-world wage slaves: “You can get by on $10/week, right? Could always be worse.”