It’s not a matter of it being “most likely orchestrated”, it’s more like going to Epcot at Disneyland. Literally everything he sees on the tour is staged and managed to such an insane degree that it’s essentially a cartoon. He’s talking about gaining insight based on dealing with people who have to be friendly and…

The problem with this argument is that literally nobody thinks the people of North Korea are somehow “bad.” This isn’t some cultural misunderstanding, nobody’s sitting there going “Gee, man, I don’t know about those 5 year-old North Korean dirt farmers. They seem pretty sketchy.”

That’s correct, but the department of transportation isn’t both setting the rules and implementing them when it comes to car safety. The DOT sets the rules, the carmakers have to follow them. The TSA both sets the rules and implements them. The TSA can set the standards and let private contractors do the actual…

Pretty sure it’s not 1520 agents all at the same time

How is it possible for people to be incumbent for their own safety when dangerous driving is responsible for 53% of pedestrian fatalities? (in NYC)

In order to “maximize the profitability” if a given parcel of land, you’d build as many housing units as possible on it. Hyper localized NIMBYers prevent the builders from building more housing.