Ignorance is bliss. I envy these people sometimes, living under such a huge rock must be nice and cozy.

Looks more like you are fighting a vampire infestation in your basement.

Talk to your local librarian. They know everything and more. Or join a book club, in person not online. Check out some small book stores and talk to the owners. They still exist, you just have to find them.

I ask myself for quite some time now: where are Americas young people? In most countries, if something goes as wrong as in America at the moment, the first who respond with protests are the students. Just check out India. But in the US there are only a few local protest about the middle east. No mass protests, not even discussions as far as I can tell. Why is that?

Almost 4k hours in ARK: Survival Evolved. I was one of the 10 players playing it on Linux, with a total conversion mod that was abandoned shortly after the dev was hired by Wildcard. I hated that game…but it was so addictive.