The Big Dig didn’t cost that much in the end … about 1/4 of what Musk paid for Twitter. If a billionaire could throw money away on a vanity social media project, than the government could spend a quarter of that on critical infrastructure.

Sex, swords and sandal movies were fairly common. Kids didn’t get the slave thing, parents thought it was hot.

The population of the West has become older, more prudish, and has less sex. Look at average pictures from the 1970s, and 80s. People were skinnier, wore less clothing, and were generally hotter.

Correct, there are exactly two Star Wars films. Nothing more.