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themurphy, to asklemmy in How do I avoid Amazon when orders from other sites get fulfilled by Amazon?

You accept that you live in the most late stage capitalist country of all time that’s very pro monopoly.

And then you move I guess. No one believes USA will ever change for the better.

themurphy, to asklemmy in Does France have a terrorism problem?

Alright, the real reason why you see terrorism in France more than others, is from what we in Denmark call the Muhammad Crisis.

A Danish satire drawing of Muhammad with a bomb was published in a Danish newspaper. The papers HQ got attacked. A small one, but still significant in Denmark.

France newspaper L’Equipe then reprinted the drawing more than once as a protest for free speech. After that France became a prime target for these kind of terrorists.

The driving terrorism in Nice, bombings in Paris and at L’Equipes HQ, it all happened after that.

This created alot of bad blood between these cultures, and that long going hate is what keeps France a prime target.

themurphy, to asklemmy in How to cope with existing right now?

Like many else suggests: Cut the media. The world doesn’t care if you follow it or not, and you’ll be much happier all the time.

Alternative, try to follow positive media. I created my own community for this purpose only, called /c/worldinprogress

themurphy, (edited ) to asklemmy in What do you like about socialism?

I’ve lived in a country with socialism for my entire life, and have studied the laws in my own and other countries without socialism.

I will talk about socialism as it is in Scandinavia, more specifically Denmark. Here’s a few things other than paid education and free healthcare:

  • Getting paid to study: You get paid to study as soon as you turn 18. In that way you don’t need a job while you studying. Basic salary when living away from parents: 1.000 USD/month.
  • UBI: In Denmark we have UBI for people being poor, basically. If you don’t have a job, is sick and can’t work, or any other reason you might be screwed, you get paid by the government to… well yeah, exist basically. You have to meet some requirements and actively trying to get better or find a job though, which seems fair I think. If the government thinks it’s not possible to get better, you can get the money permanently for the rest of your life without doing anything. (this is used for people with disabilities, both mental and physical, both born with it or obtained later in life)
  • Shared heating system: This is maybe the biggest “socialism” thing I can mention. In Denmark your house or apartment can be hooked up to a country wide heating system, which means we all share the same heat. This is a way to make heat distribution centralised, which has major advantages such as; price, availability, maintenance. (Fun fact: every data center build in Denmark needs to be hooked up to this system, as they will “donate” all their excess heat from their servers to the central heating system)
  • Flex jobbing: If you are no longer able to work 37 hours a week, you can be a flex worker. This basically means that you can work 15 hours a week and still get paid a full salary. The government will cover the rest of the pay and also cover some expenses for the company having the flex worker. This system is great for peoples mental health, as they still can feel a part of society even though they can’t work full time. While they still can live a worthy life because their pay is fine. It’s a win-win for the country, the companies and the people needing this.

I could go on, but I don’t want to be that guy praising my own country all the time. We Scandinavians tend to do that.

themurphy, to asklemmy in What are the odds of getting a passing grade by sheer guessing here?

GPT-4 answered this. I will link it’s calculations down below in the next comment.

The probability of passing the test by brute force guessing (i.e., getting at least one question right) is approximately 68.36%. This includes the scenarios where you get one question right and one wrong, or both questions right.

Additionally, the probability of getting a perfect score (i.e., both questions right) by guessing is approximately 19.14%.

themurphy, to piracy in Russia Piracy Takedowns Up By 100%, “Western Rightsholders to Blame”

Did you just call western media for non-propaganda? Dude, it’s working then.

themurphy, (edited ) to asklemmy in Are Americans more prone to conspiracy theories than people in other countries?

The anti-vax movement is alot bigger in the US than any other western country, so yeah.

That’s basically the answer.

themurphy, to piracy in I'm happy he did actually say it

I don’t know if it’s true or not, but it is what the comment OP was referring to.

themurphy, to piracy in I'm happy he did actually say it

If you don’t own it when you buy, it’s not stealing when you take it.

themurphy, to asklemmy in What's some amazing technology they have in Japan that's very normal to them but would blow our minds here in the US and western world?

People from the US will be surprised how far the rest of the western world, and high tech eastern Asia, are ahead of the states in terms of recycling and infrastructure.

themurphy, to asklemmy in What's some amazing technology they have in Japan that's very normal to them but would blow our minds here in the US and western world?

Yes, but nowhere compared to the Netherlands and Denmark

Ofc the size of the countries makes it easier.

themurphy, to asklemmy in What's some amazing technology they have in Japan that's very normal to them but would blow our minds here in the US and western world?

Also, the EU just launched a new plan for railroads all across Europe! Ofc Switzerland won’t get any additional upgrades, but they are still somewhat connected because of the proximity.

Link to picture of railroad plan.

themurphy, to asklemmy in What's some amazing technology they have in Japan that's very normal to them but would blow our minds here in the US and western world?

That’s why you have GDPR.

themurphy, to upliftingnews in 13 Ways the World Got Better in 2023

Please never leave USA.

themurphy, to asklemmy in How to cope with existing right now?

There’s 8 posts or something, because I just started the community.

And it’s not like UpliftingNews, because they focus more on individuals, as this is for general progress in the world.

Hope you’d like it!

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