Wow. That Google search. Just wow.

I switched to DuckDuckGo over a year ago.

I pay for my email (but Comcast and the feds probably still read it).

I did have some knowledge of Ukraine's recent history, but I didn't know about their Nazi problem. You will only ever hear criticism on FoxNews, but they will never say "war bad, stay out".

I would never take free water from some guy on the street. I wouldn't abuse or confront him. I'd just move away from him like I did with the women who wanted to spray me with perfume when I entered a department store (Nah, I'm good. Thanks.).

IMO, we have been subjected to a 24-7-365 psy op for the last few decades (at least) that has conditioned us to give up our freedoms, privacy, critical thinking, autonomy, and agency. We are constantly bombarded with messages to cede authority to others who know better and have our best interests at heart.

My daughter is a recent grad of Johns Hopkins. I was shocked to learn that the university conducted surprise dorm room "inspections" to look for drugs and alcohol. My daughter was under age and not interested, but her freshman roommate was Canadian and had been drinking legally for a while. She was not happy. My daughter was unconcerned because she had nothing to hide, which disturbed me greatly. In my day ;) we would have held massive protests against the invasion of privacy and property. What happened? What kind of subliminal messaging turned this generation docile? The university won't give parents (who are usually paying for tuition) information about courses or grades because "privacy" and "your child is an adult now", but they'll raid their dorm rooms? How does that make sense? My daughter is very "chill" under most circumstances, but I was pissed off.

For the record (in case the feds are reading these comments), I am best qualified to determine what is injected into my body. And, since none get out alive, I will live (or not) with the consequences.

I'm old enough to remember when water did not come from a bottle unless it was that fancy French bubbly stuff. The adults thought bottled water was a joke. I'm also old enough to remember the "nudge" pushing us to switch from paper bags to plastic in the grocery store for the "environment". That worked out well.