You could write that as 1 line:

[ -z "$var" ] && echo "empty" || echo "no it aint"

Exactly. If critical mass is achieved inorganically, it would result with a reverse in uptake & possibly even a revolt against it.

You can lead a horse to water… (but a pencil must be lead)

Upon looking at it again, I see it just wants me to type in “what is skibidi toilet” into Google,

More of a Simple Simon Says… really