TON618

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[–] TON618@lemmy.world 12 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

Double income, single household, no kids. (and even then just barely, i will add)

Or, if you're talking time wise, live in a country that isn't run by and for corporations and you can still enjoy some paid time off.

[–] TON618@lemmy.world 26 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (8 children)

Is it that common? How do they handle backpackers?

I've literally never gone on a single multi-week vacation in my entire life with fully booked accommodation for the whole thing. I book the majority of the first week and I know when I'm flying back, but in between I'm mostly guided by the wind.

I can't book hotels in places I don't know I'll be going.

[–] TON618@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

He is a complete character like Borat, he just doesn´t know.

[–] TON618@lemmy.world 22 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (6 children)

Ah, another case of the ol' caucasian deficiency.

[–] TON618@lemmy.world 28 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I love how this is the hill people finally die on, and not the other absolutely wild shit this guy has said before he even got this gig, like collecting roadkill or his extremely well documented conspiracy-esque, anti-vaccine history.

[–] TON618@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

They like to say these things that don't actually make any sense.

It's the same with the crying around Europe's mandatory USB-C connector. "Oh it stifles progress" Apple protested.
Forgetting they had the same unchanged connector, and in fact data protocol on their devices for twelve years before Europe decided they wanted a standard, with all the freedom to improve it.

A standard, apple already adopted for everything not iPhone no less.

[–] TON618@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

We have basicly everything you play games on, so also both of these. But the Steam Deck is absolutely the gigachad, even moreso than my actual gaming pc if you just look at hours used.

If you forced me to get rid of all my devices but one, it'd probably be the Steam Deck that'll be left. And yes this consideration included my gaming pc and smartphone.

The only regret I have about buying the Steam Deck is being so late to the party, having acquired it but 6 months ago.

[–] TON618@lemmy.world 31 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Pretty sure this is global.

And even if you do want kids, there are requirements that have to be met.

Stable income, high enough income, a home thats big enough... People can't have kids if half their income instantly disappears into the wallet of their landlord every month and get reamed with the other half at places like grocery stores.

[–] TON618@lemmy.world 12 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Diplomacy is fine, but the US wanting to change something in the UK that is neither a humanitarian issue or something that affects them at all, is like your car mechanic telling you what kind of furniture you're allowed to have in your house if you want him to work on your car.

He could technically do it, but it's also fucking absurd and you'd most definitely go to a different mechanic.

[–] TON618@lemmy.world 53 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (3 children)

And also the correct thing, from any position of reason.

Trying to control the way other countries are run is fucking wild, the notion of which should never even be remotely entertained.

[–] TON618@lemmy.world 174 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (16 children)

Leveraging people's property to trash their privacy and serve them ads is really a good way to get me to avoid an entire brand for everything.

[–] TON618@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

You've been here for year and blocked 264 people, I mean this in the nicest way possible, but ever consider the problem is not the people you block? I think i've legitimately blocked maybe 20 people in my whole entire online life (I'm almost 40), most of it spent on platforms like Reddit.

But then I have a high aversion for echo chambers and only block obvious trolls, mostly to keep them from blowing up my notifications. I feel it's much better to just not give random strangers on the internet the power to actually affect your mood.

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