Lionel Shriver (great name as m/f ambiguous) has a very mixed reception in the UK. Writes for the Spectator, which is a blue (red if you’re USA) publication.

I feel like this is the nub of how the whole illusion falls apart

Mandibles

Does the Government have the resources to begin police the confiscation of Bitcoin.

Not to mention that it’s impossible.

Alien technology where capital exists only on your brain.

This is really what I'm really trying to angle at; "they". Why is it so triggering, tribal, and woven into identity (or at least it appears that way to me)?

Also, could you pass me a 2mm allen key, please? Sorry, I mean a 5/64 one.

Maybe it's because I'm not brought up on it but arguably metric measurements more human-centric when you get down small.

Lovely response. I thoroughly endorse your human-centric approach and will give it a mental spin next time I need to notice the temperature.

However, I have to say I rarely, if ever, pay attention to the actual temperature number in daily life. I would typically step out into that crisp 50s morning without having mentally noted the number. in fact the only time I do actually think of a number is when there's frost on the ground.

Now how about weights and lengths?

As somebody who measures a horse in hands, I'm not seeking what's right or wrong or looking to change anybody's mind. I would simply love an eloquent explanation such as the one above.

I don’t dispute what you’re saying but I don’t think you are correct (so in fact I do dispute it, sorry). It’s fine for length; great, in fact, and I would go as far as to say good, but when you factor in volume it’s not a debate.

And this is what I’m getting at. I don’t want you to change - you get to choose! - but why is it such a big deal? Imperial is somehow American (whilst of course being English, as you point out, or more properly British, correct me if I’m wrong), but why?

Is it some kind of fear of/animosity to the non-American world? Or the tacit admission that America is perhaps definitively wrong or inferior regarding something? Or maybe there is some global trade reason would fling the door open to foreign 100mm plastic cheese that the US would otherwise be protected from?

Apologies for the cheese dig.

My instinct tells me it is something to do with the latter though.

I feel like you stopped writing before you finished what you set out to say. Is your point that the word Sat is made up and should be replaced with the ₿ symbol?

Have still never heard a good explanation as to why it's 2% at all

Agree, but doesn't cost any time or effort to set your password manager to default to more characters?

I fully endorse grounding but arguably the beauty of it is that you don't need to buy anything to reap its benefits.

That's the whole narrative as to why it isn't endorsed by the "mainstream"; 'ain't no money in touching grass, though sounds like I might be wrong ;)

Actually love this. Rule applies perfectly. Consequences of buying a cheap helicopter/pilot could be...

Anyway, let's just say you might not be buying twice 😂

I am sure the inspiration for the Rat Things was taken from the Mechanical Hounds in Fahrenheit 451.

There's an NFT artist, Teux, who creates work very much in this visual style. It is very good. They publish on Tezos.