On my 18th birthday I bought 2 scratch lottery tickets, and doubled my money (20EUR spend, 40EUR return). Never played since. I beat the system 😎

Option 3: I remember I don’t have to take sides?

Russia fucked their own economy.

It’s reminiscent of the cold war.

Become self-employed, don’t charge by time but delivered projects/products.

That link describes the average salary. Your original comment spoke of the median salary.

It’s unusual that those are the same, especially since China has quite a high gini-coefficient. Where did you find that information?

That description matches where I live, Belgium

Unless there’s air inside the water

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Option 3: join in?

Be the example. After a week or three he’ll catch on.

My dog

It’s marketing speak for someone else’s computer.

Yes!

Does she sometimes start digging for no reason. Maybe eat some dirt too.

You’re approaching this from a “who do I like” angle.

Another approach is the “what’s being traded angle”. Right now EU imports mostly LNG from the US (“The EU had trade deficits in energy (€70 billion) and raw materials (€6 billion) and other goods (€2 billion).” (1). Norway is already exporting at max, EU does not want to exploit natural gas resources domestically, so that leaves only the golf states.

Export is mostly divided between vehicles, chemicals, machinery (“In 2023, the EU had trade surpluses in machinery & vehicles (€102 billion), chemicals (€58 billion), other manufactured goods (€55 billion)”).

So markets that can afford luxury german cars, canada, china, australia. But they’d have to compete with chinese cars. Basic chemicals are easier to sell elsewhere.

Breathing exercises, writing, sensory stimulation, cognitive shuffle (1)

but there is a harsh reality I think netizens of the fediverse need to acknowledge that will keep the majority of Facebook users locked in.

Would that be a bad thing?

Opossum has the duffeldorf file

My guess it has to do with their 2 party political system. You have to SHOUT and pretend THE WORLD IS BURNING GAYS STEAL BABIES ALL POLICE IS RACIST EVERYTHING BAD THAT HAPPENED TO YOU IS BECAUSE OF THE OTHER DONT VOTE FOR THEM to scare 1% of voters one way or the other and get political power.

Messages of those extremes make their way over the big pond way way more often than the lady doing a job that she enjoys, having a pleasant evening with her family.