May I suggest that the political situation seems to have an extra dimension this time around as one side has thoughts-and-prayers down pat while the other still actively mocks that method… despite suffering what sure look like the usual effects of anti-metaphysical-ity, including devolving into pre-hominids? As far as baboonery goes, I’ve noticed an upturn in downwardly mobile karens bedeviling the staff at the big-box DIY where I work. Their new schtick revolves around getting minor goods or services as perks to which they are richly entitled – especially if they are not. Double points for demanding the impossible. Invoking droit du seigneur for precision cuts and production runs for free on a creaking panel saw are particularly irksome since they usually escalate to an exasperated manager giving stuff away. So – the lowest rung of the PMC is probably not doing well if they need to visit a DIY to punch down on “somebody, anybody already.” Sadly, hanging an out-of-order sign on the saw has already been rejected. Might you or the commentariat suggest non-mechanical methods that could be applied, ahem, quietly?
Many thanks!