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The idea of moving the Prime Meridian (0^\circ) to the International Date Line (IDL) (roughly 180^\circ) involves shifting the global reference point for both longitude and time.

Here are some reasons for such a monumental change:

🌍 Arguments FOR Moving the Prime Meridian to the IDL

The arguments generally focus on a more logical or symmetrical geographical and temporal system.

Symmetry and Simplicity:

By making the 180^\circ meridian the zero point, the entire globe could be labeled with longitude values ranging from 0^\circ to +180^\circ (East) and 0^\circ to -180^\circ (West), which technically still results in the same 360^\circ system but could be seen as having a clear geographical center point in the Pacific.

Geographical Neutrality:

The current Prime Meridian at Greenwich was chosen primarily due to the dominance of the British Empire's maritime and cartographic influence in 1884. Moving the zero point to the IDL, which passes almost entirely over the open ocean (the Pacific), would make the global time and coordinate system geographically neutral and less centered on a single nation's history.

Logical Center of the Earth:

The IDL lies where the calendar day naturally begins and ends. Using this line as the zero point might be argued as more logical because the Prime Meridian would then become the line where the day is halfway over (12 hours of difference), creating a symmetrical temporal division.

I intentionally omitted the arguments against it. Be creative!

Thanks to the "government shutdown" we found out that FORTY-TWO MILLION people are getting food stamps? And MILLIONS of them are able bodied people with no dependents? WTF!

Why should YOU have to work your ass off to give these lazy bums more of your hard earned money?

The "government shutdown" wasn't a bad thing unless you allow them fool you into thinking that the fact that the FORTY-TWO MILLION people getting free stuff at YOUR expense that the shutdown exposed isn't something that needs to be thoroughly audited and cleaned up!

Why should MILLIONS of able bodied people who don't even have any dependents be getting one dime of YOUR money?

And since when is subsidizing dependency instead of making policies that encourage people to be independent and stand on their own two feet the "compassionate" thing to do.

And why should we give the government so much power that its the end of the world if it shuts down. Humans lived for millions of years before government existed because they learned to be IN DEPENDENT not DE PENDENT.

We need to CUT the size and power of the government and return it to individuals, not GROW the government to take our power away.

The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen! Vote against Democrats, the party of dependency and plantation slavery.

For business use, I'd go with iPhone all the way, but for personal use I don't know yet. Sick of using Android because every phone I use has QC issues either from the start or after 2-3 years. Google is doubling down making Android resemble iOS without the benefits, so might as well make the switch. If I have to buy flagship or Pixel phones to not have a shitty Android experience, I'd rather use that money for Apple. I still do care about customizing but only for stationary devices, not mobile.