Realistically I am less worried about a proper military to military engagement and more of an asymmetrical response.

They don’t need to have a nuclear program to do a dirty bomb or other similar attack on a civilian population. It doesn’t even have to be an official Iranian response directly, there are enough proxies around there that could fuck shit up for a lot of people.

As for the likelihood of this, its a crapshoot. Someone with more connections or experience can tell you that.

I have been using goofcord, its functional. I am moving to matrix after the enshittification of discord though.

I can say the same for myself, I just don’t see it as often as I had hoped in others.

I reflect on my past self and wish I had been a better person in my teens/early 20s. I can’t change who I was or how I behaved or thought back then but I can change the person I am now and who I aspire to be. I am also trying to foster that attitude and the skills to be empathetic in my kids.

Lack of empathy is not something people grow out of, it seems like it is something that grows more severe the older people get.