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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Yeah, "EU" solutions to security just seem so naive. Do we really expect a German national to put their country's security on the line if need be? Long term, what would prevent French, German, Spanish, whatever exceptionalism from rising and infecting EU leadership?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Europe is not a country and historically the internal cooperation we see today is the extreme exception. Any of the countries could flip at any time for a multitude of reasons, and then what? France just dominates?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Is it, though? You aren't contributing anything to the local economy or culture while simultaneously stimulating gentrification...

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Idk, I'm on lemm.ee because I tried sh.itjust.works and just never got an email. It is frustrating when it happens

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Forums are still alive in ultra niche communities. My favorites: Badger and Blade for wet shaving, Snuffhouse for snuff tobacco, Quantnet for quantitative finance. All of these gather way better content and users than their Reddit counterpart, which usually devolves into memes and pic of the day stuff

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

The biggest reason I started reading more (went from 2-3 books a year to 2 a month) is just to avoid using tech in my free time. I noticed I get way more relaxed in general and have a better attitude towards life if I'm reading more

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Much lighter than the other comments, but waking up to the Luka Doncic trade was nuts

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