From a strategic perspective, it's probably best to hold off until they need that boost. Wait until it is closer to election time and then cancel it an ride the popularity surge through the polls. Cancelling it now would make a lot of people happy but won't last long.
I only ever go to a proper, sit-down restaurant like twice a year. Earlier in the spring, my dad got paid a reasonable amount for a big job so he took us both out for dinner at a average family restaurant. We each had some pasta with garlic bread.
After both meals, associated taxes, and tip were tallied up the bill was nearly $70CAD. For 2 pasta dishes in a casual restaurant.
I could not imagine paying those prices with any sort of frequency. Holy crap.
I think it's worth pointing out that much of the US Democrat party has been assisting with the fascist takeover. There are some outspoken individuals that are still holding out, being outspoken and trying to fight it, but so many of the GOP's bullshit bills have been pushed through with either Democrat silence or even outright capitulation. Outside of a few outspoken Democratic governors, there really is no party leadership or even a sense of direction at all.
The US is nearly a single-party country at this point.
This. Generations of American exceptionalism has been baked into nearly every facet their being, culture, politics, and ways of life - piggybacking straight off a century of British imperial exceptionalism.
The US will need to fall and fall hard before they even begin to start thinking about changing their ways and even then it's not guaranteed.
The knife I based this render off of looks similar in terms of weathering. In fact, the plastic on the IRL box cutter is even slightly cleaner than my rendered version. I appreciate the feedback though!
Thanks for the feedback! Indeed, the bevelling was probably one of the biggest pains in the arse about this project. There was an earlier version I had to scrap entirely because I just couldn't get it to work how I wanted.
Thank you! It's all done with layers. There is a base yellow layer and on top of it are layers for various sizes of scratches, grunge, dirt, and so on. Each has their own roughness and colour values.
The plastic also has a small amount of subsurface scattering to give it a bit of visual depth, making it look more like real plastic.
Instant e-waste.