Doesn’t sound familiar but I understand there’s very little to go off here
Doesn’t sound familiar but I understand there’s very little to go off here
Can’t remember the name but there’s a novel set in Ireland in the not-too-distant future
Synopsis implied it had become a surveillance state but didn’t gave up before confirming due to the literal writing style
I swear every sentence was written in the passive voice (poorly remembered examples):
“It was made known through the clothes he wore they were sent from the department of security”
“As she walked outside the smell made Spring’s arrival clear”
Totally fine normally but do it every single sentence and it becomes a mystery novel where the mystery is what the hell you just read!
… Or idk, Harry Potter 5 is pretty meandering
Pick any human development index measurement and view its progress over the past 10 years
Counterpoint: what?
Yeah, more or less both
Keep your share of rent between 1/4 and 1/3 of your income, set up passive savings contributions of at least 10% and use a high yield savings account to stave off inflation until you both have 3 months living expenses and understand why the best investment strategies are boring
If you’re in university, your desired career and its requirements should determine your major, , not the other way around
I graduated with a bachelor’s degree only to realize my career was a dead end because only in my senior year was I informed there’s such thing as a “mental health license” for which I was disqualified due to low grades in a non-related class the year prior. Eventually I learned how well blue collar jobs pay (with a lot of job security at that) and got back on my feet working in logistics but I’ll never see the 50x return on investments by retirement because “why learn about finances when you can barely pay rent”
It all seems very obvious in hindsight
I’m deep and this is 14
Nobody can answer this question for you but I think to the countless examples of people not “getting out while they can” who are now–or were until their death–forever trapped in a bad situation that people today forget wasn’t that bad even within living memory
Is it right for you? I don’t know
Is it cowardly to let a sense of national loyalty compel you to be exposed to the mechanisms of government wielded by untrustworthy actors? No, and anybody saying otherwise is lying to you at best; lying to themselves at worst
Inb4 any what aboutisms: nothing I’ve said here is specific to any country
Those are 2 very different questions
More people always read the top-level comment
Certainly cite sources when relevant but never argue with a reply
Design is too mobile responsive
“Can’t even breath”
Fruit bats, a banana peel, 2 of Saturn’s moons, the moment in time clothing was invented and anything else
There are no restrictions specified
Give it a few kilomonths
Well I guess when there’s a species of giant people eating gum-chewers we really should have expected a decline in its popularity
“Chinese bad” is xenophobia
“China = surveillance state” is the most basic of common sense
I was just thinking this sounds like Lemmy becoming e-Mormons
The fact is most people are perfectly happy being herded like cattle if it means avoiding a slight learning curve and new ecosystem
I could be wrong but is the previous statement referring to Lemmy, Mastodon, Linux or my entire career of shielding management/entrepreneur types from minor technical details?
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Grub Rescue
Same way you overcome any of life’s challenges: decide it’s impossible bullshit and move onto another game