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  • American Founding Fathers were not dumb - a lot of them had spent time in the 18th century Europe, which was an interesting place at the time. Full of wars and rebellions. Great for analyzing pros and cons of political systems, awful for an average guy. Keeping the general population armed was a good idea in the context.

    What they failed to predict is the identity politics. That being armed or not will become a show of loyalty to your group rather than defense against tyranny. With those needing it the most being the ones to reject it.














  • Looking up how to do something, as an improved stackoverflow. Especially if it provides sources in the answer.

    Boilerplate unit tests. Yes, yes, I know - use parametrized test, but it’s often not practical.

    Mass refactoring. This is tricky because you need to thoroughly review it, but it saves you annoying typing.

    I’m sure there’s more, it’s far from useless. But you need to know what you want it to do and how to check if done correctly.