expedition32

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by expedition32 1y ago
Designed to survive a first strike from the USSR. Taken down by Cloudflare.
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by expedition32 1y ago
In the Netherlands we eat bread for lunch. Many Southern Europeans have been brought to tears when they were invited "for lunch". The classic cheese sandwich and a glass of milk. So remember it can always get worse.
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by expedition32 1y ago
I had to pirate Xenosaga and emualate a PS2. The reality is that the vast majority of entertainment is ephemeral. A videogame or movie get it's 5 minutes of fame. There are a few weirdos like me who want to play a 20 year old videogame
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by expedition32 1y ago
Everyone worries about losing their job I think. Nowadays employment is a lot more unstable. Hell a large percentage of the workforce doesn't even have permanent employment. Flexibility is great for companies but humans need stability.
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by expedition32 1y ago
My own country used to care a lot about not spending more then comes in. But when other countries are spending billions on their creditcard this becomes increasingly difficult so we're releasing the floodgates! And you can borrow A LOT
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by expedition32 1y ago
Nowadays I pay for everything with my phone but back in the day I too hated using coins. Having to calculate and fish out coins? Ain't nobody got time for that.
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by expedition32 1y ago
In my country they round up if you pay in cash but they keep the cents for electronic payments. So for instance 1.69 in cash would be 1.70 but if you pay with your phone it stays at 1.69
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by expedition32 1y ago
The tech bros however get to have drugs, prostitutes and unethical medical experimentations!
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by expedition32 1y ago
I suppose it is quite impossible to design a system that cannot be abused. And a judge is at the end of the day a man or woman who is part of society. If the public wants to make life miserable for a certain class it will be done. Democracy
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by expedition32 1y ago
In the Netherlands the East German Trabant was a fairly populair hipster car in the 1960s and 70s. East Germans were considered the good Germans. Dutch customers ofcourse paid in hard currency that the DDR desperately needed so they were qu
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by expedition32 1y ago
I would hope so because no we are obviously not turning back the clock to a time when cameras did not exist. Most people kind of find surveillance cameras reassuring. They're installing them in my mom's apartment complex after a v
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by expedition32 1y ago
In my country you'd have to get a warrant. You'll get pretty much carte blanche for an Amber Alert but the judge isn't going to let you hunt down brown people. But I guess if you elect judges pretty much all bets are off, no?
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by expedition32 1y ago
Then look at it from countries that want to protect their sovereignty and culture. The smart move is playing the big guys against eachother not joining either side.
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by expedition32 1y ago
It's a country that is also a capitalist economy. Ofcourse they can build cargo ships. But those ships will be ten times more expensive than anything you can buy from Korea. Who is going to make up the difference?
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by expedition32 1y ago
They can build faster and cheaper in Asia. Something the Netherlands learned after they threw a lot of money at it trying to save the shipyard industry. Just accept heavy industry is over and find new ways to make money. You will never out
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by expedition32 1y ago
The Chinese see their exports rise because America no longer controls the world. They'll just sell their stuff to emerging markets.
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by expedition32 1y ago
Interesting have we all forgotten how American politicians literally came out and said 11 year old rape victims should be forced to give birth? But if a billionaire wants eugenics well that's different then.
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by expedition32 1y ago
Because we all know how batshit insane and evil American billionaires are.
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by expedition32 1y ago
Are you aware of Star Trek lore? Tech billionaires will make their Khan. Funny thing is that this kind of stuff is considered haram by the CCP who are fanatically dedicated to social order.
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by expedition32 1y ago
Stock market trading is being done by very smart computers (oh the irony) and nobody knows why those computers do what they do.
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by expedition32 1y ago
The casino is rigged anyway. While people are standing outside food banks under god emperor Trump the billionaires are making more money than ever. We will never see another 1929 crash in which rich people had to sell off their cars.
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by expedition32 1y ago
The folks back home are addicted to meth. Is anyone doing anything about that?
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by expedition32 1y ago
Ah yes the "Never ask me again" (asks again the next day)