I think piles of waste is probably the least of our concerns right now. There will always be room for piles of refuse. Probably don't want to slow innovation on that basis.
Escooters have a good premise. A way to enable transport without accelerating 2 tons of metal around offers value.
Republicans will use every tool at their disposal to make headlines, many, I'm sure, we've never even imagined because everyone took democracy seriously until pundits turned it into just another way to harvest attention for profit and power.
While you're there, tell them no one should make money from political discourse.
When political content is motivated by profit, the temptation is to offer division, conspiracy, and outrage.
The "right" is by far the worst, spreading propaganda indistinguishable from that our enemies use to destroy us, but the first step to stopping it is to stand on the principle: democratic discourse cannot be a path to profit.
People need to be more intentional with their words Gaetz isn't a conservative. Conservatism is about preserving institutions. Gaetz is a pundit politician, someone whose first goal is to get attention.
It sets the tone for this session. Expect any spectacle to get ratings and attention. That will quite literally be the goal, whether it destroys the country or not.
The Republican party is pundit-led. Punditry, the use of politics to gain attention to then monetize, is the core principle.
We need to take cameras out of Congress. We need to end the era of pundit politics.
Limbaugh started an industry that monetized political division and outrage. He may soon be known as the destroyer of our world.
We've reached the end of the line. Tr*mp eliminated all adherence to norms. The rule of law and a civil society are just norms. Without them the US could be come a failed state, a Syria where the factions have nuclear weapons.
I'm talking about the pundits, those that make a living discussing politics. When Sean Hannity or Tucker Carlson say something that's misleading or false, the only people they're talking to, the only people that will believe it is their audience.
They abuse their audience to get their attention to sell to advertisers.
MAGA could be mostly about hate. Maybe we give them something else to hate. Maybe we show them that political pundits are traitors who create division and outrage to steal attention.
Maybe we start a movement against pundit thugs on all sides.
Now, it sounds like you're in a position to measure accomplishments in terms of how much better your work efforts make the world!