Some things do celebrate the ephemeral, so perhaps there’s a cultural need to wrangle these into joy. We beat illness, graduate from school, solve problems, and complete tasks. Adopting such language might help? They’ve finshed their dream of owning a bakery, lived their goal of being a writer, proudly escaped the clutches of their successful career etc…

What’s concern about gas? I was under the impression fiberous foods lended themselves to gas production?

At least Alaska doesn’t condone such shittery? https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HJR004A

Still more efficient than DOGE.

When monies followed the US/CAN LTO glut, about three years earlier, and vested interest groups pushed the crap as a “green” solution to coal and crude. :grumble grumble grumble:

On the financial front, in Alaska the RCV maintainers outspent the repealers 100:1, yet the bill to repeal vote barely failed by some 600 votes - triggering a recount.

Nuclear Semiotics Warning messages

I think in this context bullying can be expanded to its summative affect at the level of the society. This accumlative persecution is cultural and does in turn lesd to internal beliefs that one’s perceived deviance, as pushed by the dominant social narrative, is unworthy. There are studies that demonstrate societal pressures/persecution does lead to increased rates of suicide. This is most notable within marginalized groups supporting the point made above.

I believe they are referring to Project 2025: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_2025