This made me realize, as an android user, I have no idea what I'm supposed to do if someone steals my phone.

That last one is FedEx lol, or you requested signature service and they just left it in the yard.

Guns are plot devices in most media. People are always waving them around and pointing them at each other. Hell even cocking and shooting at each other to make a point.

Without going out of the way to get training, or growing up hunting, our default understanding of guns are symbols of personal power. In our hyper capitalist modern day America that makes guns have real appeal, even though it's a total distortion of what guns actually do.

It's sad and dumb, but this exact thing has happened quite a lot. Once or twice, you got a fluke, but once you have a pattern? That represents a problem.

They were amazing once, but that was sort of a long time ago now.

They had super high quality with an unbelievably good warranty. Basically, most of the store was buy it for life. They dropped quality and then the warranty followed. Now it's mostly just a familiar name.

Makes sense they're trumptards

It's a not uncommon theme in anime: some large imperialist/war nation or one associated with fire or occupying Japan.

It's also worth noting that Japan had a history of imperialism and occupied a significant portion of the world around them not too long ago.

Japan has a pretty similar world view to us. I don't know a lot about Japanese culture, but I think a lot of its similarities contribute to anime's popularity in the US. We both have pretty rigid class structures, appreciate violence and capitalism and are enamored with technology.

I know that Avatar is American, perhaps I just wanted to air out a pet theory, however I think it's good for us to explore some of these assumptions with art and stories.

I think most of us aren't the baddies though.

I can't help but feel like the pandemic had an impact too.

You don't need to last through nuclear war, but having a weeks worth of groceries when it randomly snows a foot, or some candles and flashlights for when the power goes out is prepped too.

We live in crumbling infrastructure with an inept government in a politically divided culture that's starting to see climate change impact. Being a little prepared is not as strange of an idea as it used to be lol.

What, do you work at a Chinese airport or something?

Then I thought she was arrested because of the volume of cups she owned and no other reason.

"Idk what's going on here, but you're clearly out of control"

I am now acutely aware of my posture.

Solidarity, a rising tide floats all boats. The enemy is not at your side.