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by foo_foo_can_do 2y ago
I think this is a very popular view, which inspires a lot of people to go abroad or try out something like digital nomadism. Ultimately most return home after the experiment. People are deeply rooted in culture, in communities, and don&#x27
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by foo_foo_can_do 2y ago
agree, and a caveat to all 'trust your gut' type advice should be that you need to first deal with any psychological issues before you can even perceive your own genuine intuition. in my experience anxiety in fact stems from being
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by foo_foo_can_do 3y ago
There's a great edition of the podcast Lexicon valley from ages ago on the history of the word "dude". Favourite sample phrase: "dude, i'm like... dude"
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by foo_foo_can_do 3y ago
well if you think of all forms of expression as being equal but for their regard by society then yeah, but that's not how anyone seems to live. It's not that simple people think they are sophisticated simply because they are in po
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by foo_foo_can_do 3y ago
i think that as labour remains expensive and increasingly inefficient for companies to utilize they will naturally use capital to replace labour. the irony may be that the strength of the unions here hve driven studios to invest millions in
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by foo_foo_can_do 3y ago
well, you take them off because usually "don't take off your shoes" is itself only said out of politeness, and they really would rather you take your shoes off — Canadian logic.
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by foo_foo_can_do 3y ago
Canadian culture is indeed structured around awkward and illogical politeness rituals which can make you crazy. And for the most part they are more like "politeness signalling", just a façade of niceties without any actual kindnes
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by foo_foo_can_do 3y ago
The Netherlands already has anonymous drug testing centers in a few cities https://www.jellinek.nl/english/drug-testing-service/
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by foo_foo_can_do 3y ago
Last i saw the government would no longer subsidize any sinterklaas (NL version of xmas) event or parade where the traditional Piet costume was used. They now dress as "Soot Piet" and instead of blackface it's more of a coal-
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by foo_foo_can_do 4y ago
For about five years i hit this bookmarklet when visiting almost any site. in most cases it gets rid of the cookie banners, bulky headers, and sidebars so this is the true fix for me. If the page doesn't work under all the fixed positi
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by foo_foo_can_do 4y ago
Indeed it's hard to relate to something so unrealistic /s
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by foo_foo_can_do 4y ago
I don't think an app can ever overcome the personal and cultural forces at work here. I've seen people who can make great friends over any medium imaginable, and others who remain lonely despite having every opportunity. I don&#x2
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by foo_foo_can_do 4y ago
prisoners, incendies
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by foo_foo_can_do 5y ago
From it article it seems to be a new coinage in latin at the time of the translation. It makes sense only in the logic of theology so don't think too rationally about it. some clues from the article: > Taken literally (epi-ousios: &
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by foo_foo_can_do 5y ago
Universal declaration of human rights, Article 29 1. Everyone has duties to the community in which alone the free and full development of his personality is possible. 2. In the exercise of his rights and freedoms, everyone shall be subject
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by foo_foo_can_do 5y ago
Working in Toronto I found the same. Worse still (and in typical Canadian fashion), people would act as if they wanted to be more than work friends, but outside-work events would never work out for some reason. Moving to the Netherlands fi
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by foo_foo_can_do 5y ago
looks right. You could re-write it as follows for clarity: "I am sure that many of you are familiar with Darwin's book On the Origin of Species"