Hyperreality

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[–] Hyperreality@kbin.social 61 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The Russians regularly and egregiously violated Swedish airspace, they accused Sweden of producing the Novichok used in the assassination attempt on the Skripals, threatened Sweden with serious consequences (including nuclear threats) if they considered joining NATO, and basically treated them like cunts.

Wonder how NATO forced them to join. /s

[–] Hyperreality@kbin.social 17 points 2 years ago

The Russians regularly and egregiously violated Swedish airspace, they accused Sweden of producing the Novichok used in the assassination attempt on the Skripals, and threatened Sweden with serious consequences if they considered joined NATO.

Better out than in, if that's how Russia treats non-NATO members.

[–] Hyperreality@kbin.social 26 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Cheer up, today will almost certainly be better than tomorrow.

[–] Hyperreality@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Are they really?

Throwing in someone potentially suffering from PTSD into a classroom filled with sociopathic teenagers sounds like a great idea.

[–] Hyperreality@kbin.social 29 points 2 years ago

Pay your parents some rent, help out around the house, treasure them while they're still alive.

Save up and invest as much money as you possibly can.

[–] Hyperreality@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I'm a former (recent) language teacher. Foreign language education is shit in much of the world.

The natural way to learn a language is listening, speaking, reading then writing. Then you slowly perfect what you've learnt. It's how we learn our native language. When learning foreign languages, you'll inevitably start with grammar or writing exercises almost immediately.

It's dumb. The results are predictable: people who know obscure grammar rules but are barely able to have a conversation.

Want to learn a language? Listen to audiobooks, watch movies (with subtitles), go to a foreign country and actually immerse yourself in the language.

[–] Hyperreality@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago

IME most British people barely speak English.

[–] Hyperreality@kbin.social 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

I wonder if they'll turn up here. Probably too busy posting a hundred posts about the only conflict they pretend to care about because it allows them to win political arguments.

[–] Hyperreality@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

He might also drop dead. People focus on Biden's age, but Trump's fat, old, and likely suffers from dementia.

[–] Hyperreality@kbin.social 25 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

TBF they're unlikely to suffer from PTSD. Because they're dead.

[–] Hyperreality@kbin.social 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Meh.

Homelessness is heavily correlated with mental health issues, childhood (sexual) abuse, and/or childhood deprivation. A lot of these people were fucked before they even got a start in life, through no fault of their own.

It's easy to think they're in the position they're in because of some kind of moral failing. It's comforting, it allows us to pretend it couldn't happen to us. It's good for our egos, we get to pretend our relative success is a result of how great we are.

But the sad reality is that for a lot of people, especially outside the western world, life is fundamentally unfair and no amount of talent or drudgery will do much to significantly improve their situation in life. Realistically the most they can hope to improve their children's chances, and it's still a long shot.

Hell, it is almost certain that there are cleaners working at Tesla, who are both more intelligent and hardworking than Elon Musk. But they were born in the wrong place, to the wrong parents, and with the wrong skin colour and/or genitals.

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