Now time shall be hewn in two rough pieces, the time before Smalt and the time that is now.
Do you dispense your salt from an analog container, like a caveman from bronze era? In this modern age, there is no room for such ancient aggression, we must forge the way forward for intelligent salt, aka Smalt. This is the first step towards fully sentient salt. Soon, salt based beings, via their Smalt bodies, shall vote alongside us, and open up a level of discourse on philosophy as never before seen.
Welcome to the singularity. Welcome to Smalt.