That’s weird because people here are super fun and clever according to my experience. Of course the debates are seldom in-depth but it’s still interesting and eye-opening for the most part.

I would love to create a group chat to analyze right-wing rhetoric, underline its hollowness passed the racism and ethnocentrism and generally talk about books that are interesting. Social emulation to go further in political science as a passion ! I need to make that group someday

Briar root wood is used by pipe makers around the world as it’s very resistant to fire. The grain of it is also very beautiful. Maybe you could experiment with that, plenty of pipe making tutorials around : artisans are tying to pass on the knowledge to a new generation of craftsman I think.

Oh and you can also do it with corn, look up Missouri Merschaum on the internet for corn cob pipes: you could also have fun applying this technique

Reading a book seems so absurd. Where do you live ?