Post AhUEdE6az4Exf7PEhM by cinerion@den.raccoon.quest
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 (DIR) Post #AhU9aTY9opZtgh0RvM by prettygood@socially.drinkingatmy.computer
       2024-05-02T15:51:47.325002Z
       
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       >complain about the US for years>leave>find out its actually worse elsewhereMany such cases
       
 (DIR) Post #AhU9kq2r2Nb8LoJ1u4 by a1ba@suya.place
       2024-05-02T15:53:35.451201Z
       
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       @prettygood good country won't be named after depiction of hell from Minecraft
       
 (DIR) Post #AhU9zFGY409mcsa4jA by prettygood@socially.drinkingatmy.computer
       2024-05-02T15:56:13.683969Z
       
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       @a1ba zoomers need to find a different game smh
       
 (DIR) Post #AhUA5dnXlZqWRt418S by Suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com
       2024-05-02T15:57:21.342767Z
       
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       @prettygood We needed the GNU State yesterday tbh.
       
 (DIR) Post #AhUADTJYd0dIFclvs0 by prettygood@socially.drinkingatmy.computer
       2024-05-02T15:58:53.484624Z
       
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       @Suiseiseki I'd take a BDFL system over *gesturing vaguely*
       
 (DIR) Post #AhUAEsIrCqla2e76MC by lain@lain.com
       2024-05-02T15:58:27.824132Z
       
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       @prettygood this is the same in germany, people in most countries have no idea.
       
 (DIR) Post #AhUAOLKwd4Dmh6bYbg by thendrix@social.hendrixgames.com
       2024-05-02T16:00:49.936589Z
       
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       I was telling an American about the car taxes in most EU nations the other day. 😆
       
 (DIR) Post #AhUAVyluPRq31hrGnw by Suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com
       2024-05-02T16:02:07.033496Z
       
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       @prettygood I'd be more of a supreme leader than a benevolent dictator, although that'll mostly consist of me doing absolutely nothing.
       
 (DIR) Post #AhUAWlLLoyi3fWoFiC by lain@lain.com
       2024-05-02T16:01:43.983839Z
       
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       @prettygood and he think this is because of 'landlords' and because of extremely pro-tenant laws that make it very easy to lose lots of money on a bad tenant, so of course everyone is being vetted as if they were about to join the CIA
       
 (DIR) Post #AhUAmi3ToZ3q6V3RfE by prettygood@socially.drinkingatmy.computer
       2024-05-02T16:05:11.463442Z
       
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       @lain you mean my RIGHTS comes with RESPONSIBILITIES? This is so not :100: wholesome chungus luxury space communism smh my head
       
 (DIR) Post #AhUAtQ5J1jhYOd6mGW by sun_eat3r@goreslut.xyz
       2024-05-02T16:06:21.024357Z
       
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       @prettygood > complays about the USA> moves to fucking europeFfs dude
       
 (DIR) Post #AhUC5hzYNFu9MbqDlw by icedquinn@blob.cat
       2024-05-02T16:19:56.223590Z
       
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       @lain @prettygood i got bored explaining that part to people.how feedback effects work.when you make it impossible to fire someone, you make it impossible to get hired. and so on.
       
 (DIR) Post #AhUC61sURE8d2UgrXU by Dicey@decayable.ink
       2024-05-02T16:20:00.152094Z
       
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       Americans have to pay taxes to the US even if they emigrate the rest of their lives. the only country with such a norm 😂😂😂
       
 (DIR) Post #AhUCAJG3lFRy6KkvZI by sun_eat3r@goreslut.xyz
       2024-05-02T16:20:36.441150Z
       
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       @Dicey @prettygood wtf? That's fucking vileNow i get how everyone there is insane
       
 (DIR) Post #AhUCJsueZDGtHxJDfc by adiz@soc0.outrnat.nl
       2024-05-02T16:22:30.237Z
       
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       @prettygood@socially.drinkingatmy.computer Holy shit. Why? Is it really that bad? I thought it was bad that I had to provide my SSN, employer information, pay-stubs and tax return documentation, and submit to a credit check just to apply for an apartment. Housing out be a human right, it should be accessible and affordable.
       
 (DIR) Post #AhUCXnre8Me5gXXVIW by prettygood@socially.drinkingatmy.computer
       2024-05-02T16:24:57.100845Z
       
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       @adiz quinn said it best: "when you make it impossible to fire someone, you make it impossible to get hired. and so on."
       
 (DIR) Post #AhUCmqj3mF9Ku5hJwm by adiz@soc0.outrnat.nl
       2024-05-02T16:27:43.623Z
       
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       @prettygood@socially.drinkingatmy.computer Idk how that applies. All I know is that housing should not be viewed as an investment item, it should be a widespread commodity, it should be easy to access and afford. It's the baseline by which wealth can be generated for individuals---if you're homeless, if it's virtually impossible to lock down good, secure property with which you can start amassing wealth and/or building roots, if the majority of your paycheck goes towards paying rent...you're not going to get anywhere. You're fucked. Like spinning your tires around in mud.
       
 (DIR) Post #AhUD3FAnR8wSaveJKC by prettygood@socially.drinkingatmy.computer
       2024-05-02T16:30:35.267980Z
       
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       @adiz I don't disagree with a lot of the sentiment but I have to concede that people should be allowed to own property and use / rent it as they see fit.Companies shouldn't.  A person has rights, a company has privileges.
       
 (DIR) Post #AhUDZPtl61hv7o1NFA by grillchen@brotka.st
       2024-05-02T16:36:28.257516Z
       
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       @lain @prettygood the stuff im most angry about is Schufa. private company and a black box which decides if u are credible or not. u cannot not become their customer for many things here.
       
 (DIR) Post #AhUDoeW125DYnpBFw0 by adiz@soc0.outrnat.nl
       2024-05-02T16:39:15.052Z
       
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       @prettygood@socially.drinkingatmy.computer I do agree. I think housing should be both incentivized and penalized. It's the same exact idea I have with children. E.g.First X (house or child) is subsidized. Second X provides zero assistance or subsidies or rewards. All subsequent X confer penalties which increase with every additional X.Make it easy for people to have a home and to have children. Make it super fucking expensive for people to have 5 homes or 5 kids, for example.
       
 (DIR) Post #AhUEdE6az4Exf7PEhM by cinerion@den.raccoon.quest
       2024-05-02T16:48:25.013Z
       
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       @prettygood@socially.drinkingatmy.computer heh, this reminds me some dude looking for a white country that was against the US, but wasn't socialist or communist because he didn't want his kids to be assimilated by globohomo. That poor soul isn't ready for reality ​:laugh_about_it:​
       
 (DIR) Post #AhUHSZH7OvQUbFp5ua by teto@cawfee.club
       2024-05-02T17:10:06.866764Z
       
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       @lain @prettygood I'm really glad I dipped out of that market the first chance I had
       
 (DIR) Post #AhUHvUTWKHiS6wPofo by f_o_u_r_t_y@shrine.moe
       2024-05-02T17:25:19.557235Z
       
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       @arcana @prettygood Lmao why would someone move to England
       
 (DIR) Post #AhUIBpBT6CBOyIlCfw by prettygood@socially.drinkingatmy.computer
       2024-05-02T17:28:14.311756Z
       
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       @arcana that's really sad.  I genuinely sympathize with people who "don't belong" wherever it is that they're living, for whatever reason that is, especially in that way.