Speaking in broad strokes, research yields improvements in the world's quality of life. I couldn't begin to list the amount of daily-life items built on research from NASA, but I'm pretty sure polarized sunglasses are one of the prime examples of how pervasive it is. Funding science is how we get cures and treatments for previously fatal illnesses. It makes products cheaper and better. It gives countries the advantage in wars, and may soon eliminate the incentive to wage war over oil.
Three weeks ago, my wife would have died in childbirth without a procedure that was studied and refined through research and experimentation, and her recovery was faster, easier, and safer because of new techniques and devices.
Shitposting and meme-making aren't exactly heavy lifting, but they're not nothing. You can also run psyops posing as a conservative who's had it. I'd hardly call it unethical since the opposition is paying people to do the same.
Donations do a lot if you have the money. Convincing people to donate is almost as good.
The movement can always use art. Posters, songs, whatever you can do.
As for optimism, red team has pretty much totally lost the plot. Abolishing ICE is polling higher than the president. He's dipping into the zone where election fraud won't be believable. ICE agents are miserable and frequently foiled. I think the long-term consequence of this is going to be a new labor movement.
I've only been a parent for a few weeks, but so far it's seeing him develop skills and understanding. He can't crawl, but he's getting better at squirming. The basics have been fascinating.
The original design had a 3/16" stainless shell and some very special glass, especially the windshield. I know that the production model is just a similar-shaped cast aluminum Tesla frame with appliance-grade stainless sheets glued to it. It's basically a different vehicle from what they showed off.
The other first-column chloride salts are mostly edible at some level. Potassium chloride is used in some low-sodium foods, I think. I saw a couple Aussies on YouTube once going down the column and putting them all on fries. Not sure if I'd be able to find it again though, it was pretty old
Speaking in broad strokes, research yields improvements in the world's quality of life. I couldn't begin to list the amount of daily-life items built on research from NASA, but I'm pretty sure polarized sunglasses are one of the prime examples of how pervasive it is. Funding science is how we get cures and treatments for previously fatal illnesses. It makes products cheaper and better. It gives countries the advantage in wars, and may soon eliminate the incentive to wage war over oil.
Three weeks ago, my wife would have died in childbirth without a procedure that was studied and refined through research and experimentation, and her recovery was faster, easier, and safer because of new techniques and devices.