Perfect summation of US politics right there. There are ways around these limitations like ranked-choice voting (or similar), but both parties have a vested interested in actively blocking any change that could potentially break up their monopoly. In the meantime, our options are basically to continue trying to vote in more progressive candidates to represent us (and hope they don't get corrupted as quickly by corporate-run politics), or take more "aggressive" action and become a targetted enemy of the state.
We used to have a place nearby named "Souper Salads" with an all you can eat lunch buffet. If I recall they had at least 4-5 different soups to try. Nothing unusual, just common, basic flavors, but still in a similar vein to your desire. I think they were a chain, but I suspect they went out of business.
Brent Spiner might be a seriously underrated actor. My two fav Data episodes are 'A Fistful of Datas' where Spiner is playing as multiple holodeck characters at once, and (forgot ep name) where he's taken over by an entire alien civilization and he's rapidly switching between multiple alien personalities. Watching Brent Spiner perform Data's complex roles is a friggin' master class in acting. Watching Data "glitch" mid sentance for example. Spiner is just incredible
Thunder is open source & cross platform. It's on f-droid if that helps sell it.