I could imagine China using policy demands, similar to what the IMF does, still evil. That’s basically what the Belt and Road initiative is.

Dental schools are a good option for general care too. Cheap and surprisingly high quality work, but very slow.

This only works if the source of the pain is an infection. If the pain is from an exposed nerve this will be torture.

Writing may have some benefits over typing but ultimately, what is the purpose of writing? To communicate! The vast majority of written communication these days is done via typing. Basically the only time I have to write anything in cursive is to sign a document, and even that use case is done via typing more often than not nowadays. Cursive is dead and I couldn’t care less.

You sound exhausting.