It was a freezing Friday evening early in February 2023, when my boiler broke. An engineer was called, several cold days passed, and his declaration came in sombre tones: ‘uneconomic to repair’. Li…

  • HeartyBeastOP
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    710 months ago

    Not my personal story, I hasten to add, but I found it very interesting.

    • Fudoshin ️🏳️‍🌈
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      -1710 months ago

      Interesting but not surprising. We live in a 3rd world country. I’m surprised we haven’t got packs of wild proto-humans roaming the streets canabalising innocent people with over a decade of fuck ups.

      We can’t build anything. We can’t fix anything. At this point I think it would be an improvement if Russia invaded or nuked us.

      • @grue
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        710 months ago

        “First world” just means NATO, not necessarily prosperous.

        • Fudoshin ️🏳️‍🌈
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          -410 months ago

          I don’t care what the official definition is. I’m calling us a shitole country like Rwanda or Nicaragua.

          My life would be significantly improved if we were invaded or nuked by Russia.

          • HeartyBeastOP
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            1010 months ago

            It would certainly be shorted. I don’t think it would be improved. Seriously, if you are facing crushing depression at the moment please do call https://www.samaritans.org - a conversation really can help. Thinking of you.