3 ms·

>>People in the US or Europe are much too privileged to see this though. I have no idea why you'd think so, thank you very much. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki

>>People in the US or Europe are much too privileged to see this though. I have no idea why you'd think so, thank you very much. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_the_Socialist_Federal_Republic_of_Yugoslavia#Collapse_of_the_Yugoslav_economy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_the_Socialist_Feder... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperinflation_in_the_Federal_Republic_of_Yugoslavia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperinflation_in_the_Federal_...

stale2002 4y ago
> no idea why you'd think so You have no idea why Id think the average person living in the west right now is dealing with significantly less problems than people living in a country that is experiencing full scale economic collapse? Really? I think it is pretty self evident that most people living in the west are dealing with much smaller problems than people living in places like Lebanon right now. If someone is unable to see this pretty basic fact, that their lives are likely much better than the people experiencing full scale economic collapse, then I guess that privilege is stronger than I expected.
- aaaaaaaaata 4y ago
  The West is just doing it in slower motion due to having more knobs to pull to let steam out of the reactor — so to speak.
- NikolaNovak 4y ago
  I have replied to your original comment, as it was written then. You have now edited it, which fair enough, but therefore I think your "really? You can't imagine why I'd say this [...]" Is unwarranted and I cannot meaningfully address it anymore.
  - stale2002 4y ago
    Great, so then you agree with me completely that people living in the west are dealing with significantly less problems than people who are living in an collapsing economy, which is my point.
jokethrowaway 4y ago
When people say Europe they don't understand it means so many countries, they just think of France, Italy and Germany.

stale2002 4y ago

> no idea why you'd think so You have no idea why Id think the average person living in the west right now is dealing with significantly less problems than people living in a country that is experiencing full scale economic collapse? Really? I think it is pretty self evident that most people living in the west are dealing with much smaller problems than people living in places like Lebanon right now. If someone is unable to see this pretty basic fact, that their lives are likely much better than the people experiencing full scale economic collapse, then I guess that privilege is stronger than I expected.

aaaaaaaaata 4y ago
The West is just doing it in slower motion due to having more knobs to pull to let steam out of the reactor — so to speak.
NikolaNovak 4y ago
I have replied to your original comment, as it was written then. You have now edited it, which fair enough, but therefore I think your "really? You can't imagine why I'd say this [...]" Is unwarranted and I cannot meaningfully address it anymore.
- stale2002 4y ago
  Great, so then you agree with me completely that people living in the west are dealing with significantly less problems than people who are living in an collapsing economy, which is my point.

jokethrowaway 4y ago

When people say Europe they don't understand it means so many countries, they just think of France, Italy and Germany.