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by xenospn 2y ago
>> Did you know that over 40% or people who get cancer in America lose their life savings within two years? I personally know someone who lost everything caring for their (very young) spouse who died of cancer. They had insurance.
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by xenospn 2y ago
Oh it’s very bad. And I say this as someone very healthy (luckily). I grew up in a different country with a functioning healthcare system system, and the US one is horrible.
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by xenospn 2y ago
I’m curious - does anyone use GIMP in a “production” environment? I’ve never seen anyone install it for anything other than playing around.
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by xenospn 2y ago
I thought YouTube doesn’t really pay much anymore unless you have millions of subscribers watching 45 minute videos.
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by xenospn 2y ago
The homeless people we don't see are not the ones rotting away on the street, and most likely will not be affected by whatever they're proposing. The ones who are, tho, need help by any means necessary. I consider it a cruel and u
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by xenospn 2y ago
What’s the tl;dr?
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by xenospn 2y ago
>> “Homeless is a misnomer. It implies that someone got a little bit behind on their mortgage, and if you just gave them a job, they’d be back on their feet,” he told former Fox News personality Tucker Carlson in October. “What you ac
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by xenospn 2y ago
Your comment is redundant. Rural folk don’t usually meet “outsiders”, and their circle of contacts usually revolves around people who fix tractors. A “liberal coastal elite” meets all kinds of people, and has a better understanding of nuanc
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by xenospn 2y ago
I think you’re probably mildly autistic since most people think very, very differently than what you’re describing.
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by xenospn 2y ago
That’s literally the point
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by xenospn 2y ago
Much higher in Germany? Ouch
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by xenospn 2y ago
I’m 45, lifting regularly, never been in better shape.
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by xenospn 2y ago
Why would you walk around with fake ids and a custom weapon if you’re wanted for murder?
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by xenospn 2y ago
Where are they going, tho? It’s not like there’s higher pay anywhere else outside of Norway and the US, both difficult to move to.
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by xenospn 2y ago
The Assad family ruled Syria with an iron fist for decades. They imprisoned, bombed and killed hundreds of thousands of their own people.
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by xenospn 2y ago
Pretty sure they were waiting for Hezbollah to hit rock bottom (i.e. ceasefire).
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by xenospn 2y ago
Something tells me that the “unknown destination“ is closer to Moscow than it is to Barbados.
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by xenospn 2y ago
I used Airbnb in those cities and it was considerably cheaper. And Airbnb usually has a 4x markup on monthly rents.
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by xenospn 2y ago
They also tend to increase prices on a regular basis, and that more or less doubles your cost very quickly
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by xenospn 2y ago
qwen2.5 looks like magic compared to llama3.2.
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by xenospn 2y ago
I think people who have always wanted to have a family don’t really take cost into consideration. I actually asked some friends with kids and no one cited cost as a factor.
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by xenospn 2y ago
My guess it’s about the smell, not how it looks.
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by xenospn 2y ago
TJs is not cheap.
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by xenospn 2y ago
Welcome to Norway! I hope you like bureaucracy :)
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by xenospn 2y ago
I thought the largest European company is making a miracle drug that is making fat Americans less fat?
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by xenospn 2y ago
A house with a big yard in the suburbs is the epitome of “standard of living” as far as I’m concerned. I’d take that over a walkable city block any day (personal choice, of course, I’ve lived in both).
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by xenospn 2y ago
Why does the video look like it was shot on an iPhone 3GS?
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by xenospn 2y ago
Counterpoint: all they do is consume, pay sales tax, and quite possibly fly home for healthcare.
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by xenospn 2y ago
What do you mean? They literally bring in money for free. It’s the best type of value.
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by xenospn 2y ago
Save in America, retire elsewhere

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