itsprobablyfine

Pretty sure in OPs head they are the psychic tyrant

What's more, there's a reason people write books. Information is best conveyed via narrative with context. You can throw all the stats you want at someone, if you don't give them a story to tie them all together it's just noise. That's why we have teachers instead of just textbooks and textbooks instead of just encyclopedias

They weren't invited by the states governor

Is an American tourist really expected to know all that? How many locals even know all that?

Not everyone uses sugar.
"Better" is subjective

Engineer out the electricity?

If we actually manage to pull it off it's a pretty decent disincentive. Invade neighbor for resources? No one will buy those resources from you.

Obviously not sufficient on its own, but seems like a good place to start.

My industry is desperate. I hire people that are barely qualified if at all just based on if they seem like they'd be able to learn. So I recognize I'm an outlier, but just saying such situations exist. I've been doing this about 15 years and I've never once had more qualified candidates than roles to fill.

Industry dependent I know but every time I've had two good candidates I've just gone ahead and hired both

Yeah if you're gonna do a fraud at least put the minimum thought into it. It's disrespectful is what it is. Gives honest grifters a bad name

Did they say anything inaccurate or does reality just make you uncomfortable?

Actually when you live in a democracy it is. Or at least, if you don't you still get the consequences when these kids start voting.