(Just the absurd pandering; not the American jobs promise.)

He pushes his repulsive anti-DEI policies on privacy sector companies, threatening legal action if non-compliance. (Note that the executive order excludes veteran-serving organizations.)

4/

He does whatever TF he wants with Elon Musk, using his Capitalism-earned money to win an election.

3/

- He "saves" TikTok.
- He makes + $1 billion on a meme coin the day before his inauguration.
- He takes credit for a huge investment in AI infrastructure, conveniently announcing it alongside tech CEOS.
- He rolls back AI safety bills.

2/

I think you're probably right and I'm sad about it because a lot of folks loathe Meta but forget the Insta is owned by it (and therefore so is Threads).

Any other ideas about why it's gonna go down like that?

YES. I tried to play a version 9ish years ago and couldn't hack it because there was just too much shit.

Inventory management took more time than anything else and that's just not fun.

There's a place in Pittsburgh that makes one with: tomatoes, pine nuts, buratta, arugula, olive oil, and balsamic. So good.