What I find most interesting is how few of those stereotypes/archetypes are present in our media today.

I still know many of most of them, but they've been replaced as our economy and demographics change.

I'm still wondering how this precedent prevents parallel construction nonsense

Simply requiring an actual, physical filibuster would weaken it's power while keeping it as a check on excess or an option for a principled stand/PR stunt.

even 0.5% interest on recourse debt is fundamentally usury.

Our employers will revolt because we will either cost more or be slower.

The price of an developer is already very high compared to other skilled labor