Post Ak07Tx3HEIBJyQep0K by jnfrd@mastodon.social
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 (DIR) Post #AjzB2sn9AM41bJV7Oy by obrhoff@chaos.social
       2024-07-16T05:31:20Z
       
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       “Germany is a rich country.” Germany is not even presented in the top 25 in terms of median wealth.Recently, I started to disagree with this commonly used phrase. Germany is not rich. Some individuals are (which is reflected in the average wealth that pushes us up in the statistics). German people don’t own much.And to be honest, you can see that. Everything is broken and it just getting started with the lack of funding.#germany #wealth #gini
       
 (DIR) Post #AjzB2tsr6cDyzJBBwG by shebang@freespeech.group
       2024-07-16T10:48:25.390002Z
       
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       @obrhoff Germany seems to be in a weird place politically, and I don’t mean recently, but like, for a loooong time now. I’m told that Germany still uses fax machines routinely ( :blobwaitwhat: ) and that they lag desperately in fiber accessibility.It seems specifically that the government is incredibly slow acting when it comes to most thing and this has negatively impacted just about everything. Now – I’m way off in Canada so I don’t know much about modern Germany, but this is what I’ve been told.
       
 (DIR) Post #AjzB2uoddmRfsWDL0K by obrhoff@chaos.social
       2024-07-16T06:21:53Z
       
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       I recently had a conversation about this with an East European co-worker.She argued that she does not understand why immigrants want to go to East Europe when Germany is a much wealthier country.I disagreed. Sure, Germans can afford the latest iPhone more easily, but when I’m in Romania, Poland, or Croatia, I see high-speed internet, a working infrastructure, and people owning 1-2 properties.These are things people in Germany dream of. That’s the actual wealth.#germany #wealth #gini
       
 (DIR) Post #AjzK2pa803CnEUSgK0 by Hyolobrika@social.fbxl.net
       2024-07-16T12:29:19.010926Z
       
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       @shebang @obrhoff https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1ZZ-Yni8Fg
       
 (DIR) Post #Ak07Tx3HEIBJyQep0K by jnfrd@mastodon.social
       2024-07-16T17:15:07Z
       
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       @shebang @obrhoff it’s correct. I live in Berlin, the capital, and not in the outskirts. I have the choice of slow DSL or unreliable a bit less slower cable internet. No fiber.