Even if you do carry a gun one day, keep carrying the pepper spray. It's good to have an option between a strong word and a bullet that doesn't involve getting super close.
I haven't seen any of that shit on the fediverse except maybe conspiracy theories (which are way more prevalent on other websites), wtf are they talking about?
I don't care, if I want to look at my phone, I look at it. I get shit done, so nobody gives me grief. This might not work everywhere, but I wouldn't work at a place that nitpicked over stuff like that.
Sounds like it would make Alaska a lot easier for Russia to annex one day...