communist nations have been defeated by capitalist hegemony multiple times throughout history, mainly during the Cold War
You are aware of the many attempts in different countries to leave the USSR, right?
All of them were violently shut down, that’s why the system was able to keep going, but without violence against their own population the USSR would’ve collapsed much earlier.
Wait they’re supposed to be pronounced with J? Except JS obviously I pronounced them all with G
Random Austrian town with a couple hundred inhabitants, our Church is about 900 years old. So glad it didn’t get bombed, lots of churches were destroyed through English bombs in ww2 since civilians were seeking shelter there (in response to Germany bombing English cities, also killing lots of civilians there).
I suppose you’re wearing baggy clothes? Because I’ve never had this issue despite running and cycling a lot
A religion of hoarding money. It doesn’t get any more American than that.
Truly awesome roommate
S24:
UI not confusing at all imo, just your typical Samsung Android. And obviously not slow since it’s a flagship phone
No ads
Not really bloated (comes with Samsung’s own apps + Google’s apps but you can uninstall most of them)
Decently fast updates
7 years software support (not only security updates but also 7 years of new Android updates)
Wouldn’t say 4000 mAh 50 MP sounds that fancy, but it works very well (lots of optimisation for the battery and good software for the camera)
Downside: expensive (~600€ new currently)
Maybe because 4 years aren’t much? It’s nice to be fluent in foreign languages, and known to be good for your brain (delaying / preventing Alzheimer’s for example)
Chess (on Lichess, either browser or app)
Got time? Practice openings or play online.
No time? Play 1 minute games online.
Inconsistent time (have to go any moment) or just casual? Practice puzzles.
Sounds like you’re somewhere around the center in a polarised society
What happened?
While I agree with that, I dislike how environmentally unfriendly most are - especially Bitcoin.
API changes. Now I only use it for some niche communities, all the big ones are overrun by bots anyway.
Why would not needing a car key mean you can’t use other keys anymore? Just get a key and put it in your wallet.
Well that’s about the system in the USA or some third world countries. Locking higher education behind a paywall only helps to keep the population uneducated, combine that with no focus on critical thinking in school and you get a population that’s easy to control and to polarise.
Of course politicians like Trump (or pseudo-democracies or straight up autocratic regimes in third world countries) really benefit from an easily-convinced population that’s not questioning them too much, so, given how strong the republicans currently are, that sadly probably won’t change anytime soon.
At some point they’ll realise that they need free or at least very affordable education to stay internationally competitive…
While you’d generally believe that to be true it can be hard for people with no knowledge who aren’t the brightest to see through statements like “doctors just are part of the wealthy smart people society who aim to keep us down”.
Never underestimate human stupidity.
But learning to critically question statements and judging them yourself (which requires some knowledge, for example you can’t question anti-vaxxers when you don’t know anything about how vaccines work) instead of simply believing them is extremely important in a democracy.
Good point. They’re the same, the difference lies in how you continue after cooking it.
Cars should not be street legal. If I can get a ticket for not wearing my helmet, why do cars get a pass?