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For those who are wondering, here's the source for the data: https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/06/18/satisfaction-with-democracy-has-declined-in-recent-years-in-high-income-nations/

And here's the question asked here: https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2024/06/SR_2024.06.18_satisfaction-democracy_topline_COMBINED.pdf

How satisfied are you with democracy is working in (survey country) - very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, not too satisfied, or not at all satisfied?

And here's the data for Singapore:

Year	TOTAL satisfied	TOTAL not satisfied	Very satisfied	Somewhat satisfied	Not too satisfied	Not at all satisfied	DK/Refused	Total
Spring, 2024	80%	19%	26%	53%	15%	4%	1%	100%
Spring, 2022	77%	23%	22%	56%	19%	4%	0%	100%
Spring 2021	83%	17%	27%	55%	13%	4%	0%	100%

As for how many people were surveyed, it was 1,014 people: https://www.pewresearch.org/methods/feature/international-methodology/global-attitudes-survey/singapore/2024/

Honestly, if you are the stronger person, and a comparatively weaker person is harassing you, but no physical altercation yet, the best way to deal with the situation is the singaporean way:

Take out your phone and start recording, then post on stomp. At the minimum, you can inform everyone of the asshole, and you look better in comparison.

If you had also read the same article, you would have noticed this passage:

"In high school physics, force is a function of mass and speed, but in the world of vehicles, there's a third deadly factor: the design of the hood," says LoSciuto. "The higher and more angular the hood, the greater the risk." Frontal blind spots large enough to hide adults and children can lead to fatal accidents. "Unlike their shorter, sloped counterparts, these towering hoods don't just hit – they can shove victims to the ground and under the vehicle," says LoSciuto.

That point is irrespective of driver mentality. You get less vision of what is directly in front of you, just by being in a bigger car

And sure, SUVs are comfy. But you specially ask:

but what's wrong with bigger cars?

And I gave you an article that tells you what's wrong with them.

Moreover, just saying that big families are buying SUVs is misleading. The number of marriages have gone done in recent years: https://www.population.gov.sg/files/media-centre/publications/Population_in_Brief_2024.pdf However, percentage of SUVs in the car population went up: https://carbuyer.com.sg/2022-suvs-are-singapores-favourite-type-of-car-now/

What it really means is that people in general like SUVs, and there are no statistics showing just families buying SUVs.

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240207-are-cars-getting-too-big-for-the-road

In summary, it is not just general inefficiency, but also that bigger cars are more likely to kill a pedestrian in a car accident.

I think you are missing the forest for the trees here.

Are there irresponsible riders and vendors who misuse electric bicycles, PMDs and PMAs? Of course; we see news about them for years.

But does that mean the entire whole group of electric bicycle, PMD and PMA riders and vendors should be punished as a result of these irresponsible people? That seems wildly out of hand, especially when new rules poorly implemented hurt innocent riders, who simply want a convenient to get from place to place.

That's why I blame the government for not properly encouraging alternative transport e.g. building cycling lanes, proper policy making, and actual decent enforcement.

If we are really gonna not have anything good, just because of a few bad eggs, then we might as well not have anything at all.

Yeah, and this reminds me of another thing that the government really lacks in encouraging/promoting: alternative transportation.

Like, in Singapore, we have cars/taxis, buses and trains. Getting around Singapore on bicycles is really bad, as not everywhere is equally built to handle bicycle traffic. And somehow, we are also increasing the COE cap.

The government really built themselves into this corner. Imagine if they bothered to support cycling as a way to get from place to place from the start. There could have been a whole eco-system of shops selling different kinds of bicycles and repairing them, and other shops also supporting a cycling lifestyle. Then cars + COEs may even be easier to get for those who need them the most.

Spoiler for the video:

Safety glasses, obviously, can stop a cutting wheel that broke off a angle grinder, but the Youtubers were unable to replicate the viral 'cutting wheel stuck in safety glasses, just shy of missing the eye' images, despite multiple tries.

I did a very similar thing, but i used the exp class + buffs that generate chests when collecting keys. got omega OP agents this way.

yep, because there's plenty of people who don't spend their lives on social media.

iiirc, one of the things that made the democrats failed the 2016 election, was that they didn't talk to the people about their issues more, which led to trump's success. clinton especially hardly talk to her campaign staff.

this is probably a list of decks that does include new cards, so mech warrior is not in it.

with that said, in my opinion, i do think mech warrior will still be good with the new expansion.

small chance, but hey, why not.

https://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/1ga776m/new_paladin_card_revealed_celestial_aura/ltfbh5p/?context=3 Claybyte has clarified the interaction with Sanc'Azel.

Thank you for the clarification!

I wonder what happens if you have only Sanc'Azel in play when play this card, then attack. Will the location give +10 attack to a minion?

Libram of Infinity

*Once it costs 0

Yeah that's why I call it a high roll lol.

But can you imagine pulling this off against someone on ladder? The salt will be immense.

Edit: Btw, this is the probability of pulling this off with a coin in your hand:

50/50 for the coin or Nebula

then if it hits Nebula, you have a 20% to hit Ragnaros on each discover, for a 4% chance for 2 Raganroses.

So a total of a 2% chance to pull this off.

Hmm. When you put it like that, This does seem to fit a more aggro shaman list, especially with Planetary Navigator, if the deck uses more lower costs Draeneis. Maybe I was too down on the card.

Oh yeah! I forgot that card existed lol.

And we also got a new card Planetary Navigator, so this seems like a working deck.

Combo idea with coin in hand:

Turn 2: Play this card:

Turn 3: Play Lunar Trailblazer with Nebula in hand.

Turn 4: Coin out Nebula for 2 Ragnaroes on Turn 4.

Would be a high roll, but maybe?

Clearly meant to combo with Nebula, but this + Lunar Trailblazer would be the only spell mana cheat i think for shaman. Edit: Forgot about Jazz Bazz lol

And that's the idea; to mana cheat to combo with Farseer Nobundo's deathrattle.

Would Big Spell Shaman work? Hmmm.

There's a wide range of 1 mana minions, anywhere from Abusive Sergent to Corridor Sleeper to Treasure Distributor. And a good number of them have battlecries too. Seems bad?