Wow, what a mess. With such a mishmash of misconceptions, I wouldn't even know where to start a discussion with someone who has been taught to believe all that. It almost feels as though someone ought to be brought to justice for causing so many people to be so badly mislead. But who, and what good would it serve when the damage has already been done? At least I now have a better sense for how mislead some people are and the power their leaders have over them. Thank you for that insight.

May I ask what that was, in general terms? (Genuinely curious.)

If you can't trust the Governments of the world, who can you trust? (Quote from Young Einstein.)

Also known as Facebook? ;)

People tend to seek what employment there is. In a country with very few work options, where people are very poor, and where big business is drug cartels, then of course many people will find work in drug cartels. What else are desperate people going to do?

However, if other businesses can thrive as well, then people will have choices other than drugs. So buying "honest goods" from a place such as Mexico surely would help the country out of its crisis, in the long term.

I wonder what will happen to you if you're in the last time zone, then cross over the dateline before the apocalyse reaches you...?

People are happy to pay for convience. So inconveniencing people discourages sales.

I do agree with you, that we should pay for our entertainment to keep the entertainment industry going in order to provide us with more entertainment.

But I feel that I am punished with these inconveniances for being an honest buyer. It's quite simply counter productive.

Now I am very curious. Can they tell you about past/future? Can they describe things (eg. locations, observations)? Can they take in multiple instructions before following through on them? Can they describe how they feel?

Totally agree.

My cat asks me to spend time with him in the garden. We cuddle for a while, then just sit in each others' presence. Very relaxing, I must say.

Sometimes we go for night walks together. He alternates between walking alongside me and darting between shadows. And sometimes he wants us to just sit. (This can be a little uncomfortable for me when people walk by and wonder why some bloke is sitting/standing around, at night, seemingly alone, in suburbia.)

It seems to me that the difference in socialising between cats and dogs/humans, is that cats seem to consider it impolite to be distracted when socialising, whereas humans and dogs socialise by doing things together. He expects us to just be, in each other's presence - and that really is quality time. I think there's a lesson to be learnt there.

Occasionally I've locked him up inside when going out. The times that's happened, an he's needed to poop, he's either held on, or done it on the laundy floor or next to a rubbish bin in the house. That he has some understanding of their purpose amazes me.

Also, my cat "talks" to me using very subtle body language (that, admittedly, I'm still to blunt to always pick up). Most of what he says is basic stuff such as "I want to eat outside today" or "Let's walk this way". But sometimes...

And there are so many other things I could mention. Sure, he's not able to vocalise and doesn't have the mental capacity to learn differential calculus or art. But... he's clearly sentient.

Sure, people will consider me to be a bit loopy, but when living with someone who is clearly intelligent (relatively speaking) and caring, of course we become good friends.

Suggestion...

Say each car had a unique code.

Each time a shopper wants to start charging, he/she would connect the charger to the car and provide a credit card. At that point the charger would dedicate its charge to that car. The charger would be inert for any other car.

That would simplify how to use the car charger, and it would prevent thieving.

Of course, I don't think the suggested standard can read the unique code of cars, and I don't think electric cars have unique codes... yet.