Alum blocks are similar but different, it’s worth looking into getting a styptic pencil or at least researching the differences.
Hmmm, what handle are you using? The common suggestion I’ve seen is to get a vintage Gillette tech off of eBay. It’s nigh impossible to cut yourself with one of those, and they’re usually around $10-$15.
Again, we’ve seen the league of nations fail. They arguably had more momentum than “random users of an Internet forum discouraging government spending on military”
Do you have an idea for how this would be enforced?