also, anyone who pays taxes to the U.S. instead of going off grid.

Fail hilariously to build skynet.

kagi > vindicated conspiracies yielded this: https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Understanding_Misbelief/Conspiracy_Theories_That_Turned_Out_to_Be_True

When I buy secondhand, I look for quality and durability. When I start to recognize that a brand has that (e.g Nike), I would look for that brand in stores.