OP literally asks like 10 relevant questions for this place, and names their reasons for not naming specific instances. And all you focus on, is the question: who did it?

To me that is proof that OP did the right thing here.

Lets first figure out how to approach this without knowing the pupotrator.

As the guards around Skyrim will sternly remind you: “No lollygaggin”.

If you are in one of the supported locations, I can recommend Breeze. Via Breeze you can’t chat after matching. Instead you get a date planner in front of you. You pay for actual dates, meaning the app wants you to go on dates, since that is what gives them money. Cancelling dates is penalized via badges on your profile, and less priority in the algorithm. Hence, swiping right is a serious action, even more so than a message on the more serious sites. You also get a limited amount of profiles per day (around 5 to 10 or so), so you don’t get lost in swiping sessions. And yes, you do get dates with people who you really don’t click with. But the hour or two spend having a drink are still less of a waste of energy than chatting for 2 weeks to come to the same conclusion.

No, but Leonardo is a pretty big defence company. For example, the deck gun on the Isearli corvettes is a Leonardo gun. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sa'ar_6-class_corvette (Oto Melara is part of Leonardo).

Kinda. But once you pay them, you also start to expect things from them. You inadvertenty put pressure on them. This will drive some of the volunteers away.

Welcome to a great method on getting soldiers to throw their lives away for someone elses glory. Has been shown to be extremely effective throughout the ages.

Boston looks much easier to navigate though. Much clearer road hierarchy, meaning better flowing traffic, and less traffic near houses and shops.

Disclaimer: above statement is based on the image posted here, not on knowledge on the actual situation.

There aren’t enough pixels in these images to give each bit or bob it’s own pixel.