I’ve been in the same situation, drives me nuts.

This is why it’s best to avoid asking questions and rather send messages that inform, when possible. Say things like “I’m going to do this unless I hear otherwise” instead of making it a question. I try to put the burden on them to change an action or simply give them the option to not reply at all.

Of course, sometimes it just isn’t possible.

You sound bitter. Probably from wasting all that time at the gas pump.

My kindle only knows about library books.

I also don’t use much data and found Keepgo to work well. It has data plans that don’t expire, you just buy the data and use it until it’s gone. 10GB ($42) usually lasts me the whole year.

The debt ceiling and spending are not really the same thing. Raising the debt ceiling is about paying obligations that were already made. It’s like paying your credit card bill. Sure, you could technically cut spending by not paying the bill but it’ll hurt in the long term and is not the ideal way to cut spending.

A human is not just a computer with a camera.