It collapsed two countries and nearly got a third but ended with exchanging one dictator for another. How is Tunisia these days? The origin gets overlooked with the rest of the shit show going on.

Not at all. See my reply to your sibling comment. Add to your list massive government and corporate spying.

speaking of jobs, where does the product ultimately take the public? Not alive during the dev. of rockets, and space exploration, but everything since then seems to just be a circle jerk about the next uber-for-pulling-bugs-off-my-windshield.