> hard to imagine someone identifying with the over-the-top stupid people in Idiocracy.

Presumably they identify with cultural elements (e.g. amateur football, professional wrestling) and then interpret the rest as "this is how dumb I think you are" and "you are not fit to rule yourselves".

They're officers and researchers strapped into their seats for 10 days, what could they be doing that doesn't involve email

Traditionally, officers would probably be working on their powerpoint slide decks.

I wonder if they've checked for any rogue sharepoint instances yet...

Play minesweeper or solitaire...

Research with the data they’ve collected so far?

This hurts my brain so very much, the idea that email is necessary in outer space — I just threw up in my mouth a little.

wow imagine that, astronauts having to communicate with the outer world??? that's insane....

Parking minimums are implemented during building permitting. Natural lakes don't have building permits, and the parking is often constructed by the state.

The purchases are purposely similar to previous examples of gameplay in design and language.

> Germany after they lost WW2; they still speak German

This is a trick of definition. There were a few places that spoke German before the war and don't now, but they aren't part of Germany today.

Both these trends have reversed in 2025.

US emissions icreased by 2.5% https://rhg.com/research/us-greenhouse-gas-emissions-2025/

China's emmisions have decreased by <1% https://e360.yale.edu/digest/china-emissions-decline

If country B splits into countries C, D, E and F, all of which emit less than country A, has it found an effective way to reduce emissions? Should all countries adopt the Monaco lifestyle to defeat global warming? I guess if you want to find a fair way to measure administration of land you could emmisions per hectare or rainfall.

And of course the influencing on media networks doesn't stop at the 30 second slot when the money is spent by the million ;)

The use of "back yard" refers to the local area, not the literal extent of one's property. This usage is not unique to NIMBY and it's derivatives. YIMBY sentiment also clearly extends beyond developers themselves and simple libertine principles. Many people want development to occur around them, in their back-yard so to speak, because they prefer it occurs. The semantic change you're arguing for erases this concept just to sidestep the notion of local community. It's a needlessly aggravating approach when the simple answer is just that both NIMBY and YIMBY advocates can support their cause beyond their own area because they believe their cohort is right and deserves it.

> simple libertine principles

Lol

That's a Dreamworks movie actually

Haha, that was part of the joke! Pharoahs aren't from the movie either! They're a real-life thing!