Nah for my wife it was just all around boring. She’s from Indonesia, far more car centric than here.

She liked Mechelen, Antwerp, Brussels, Bruges, Aalst, Ghent, …

She just didn’t like liège. Happens. I liked the river, very massive.

All these cities in Flanders used to be car centric. Grand place in Brussels used to be a parking spot.

Your politicians just made different decisions.

Even though you’re more left wing than flanders.

Every place has been ex-industry. Wallonia just isn’t inviting to capital. Flanders has right wingers dropping tax on capital while Wallonia has left wingers increasing tax on capital.

Of course more investments will happen in flanders.

If you’re incapable of utilising the massive amount of capital residing in the USA, then I assume you’re an imbecile.

The country is a tax haven. Vast amount of opportunities.

Do I like my country more? Of course I do, but god damn I’m getting sick and tired of all these Americans thinking their country is bad.

You’re with 230 million adults in a country the size of Europe. Of course it’s gonna be spread out.

Median net wealth in the EU is lower than in USA (77k Vs 112k USD). PPP it’s about the same.

Europe’s for people who prefer stability. USA is for people that prefer volatile growth and crashes.

Good luck with that

Then sadly you’ll be removed from the private property because the people living there are more than capable to snap your neck with brute force. 🤗

They played too many videogames instead of learning good skills. 😥

Do it anyways.

Think the market value is about 700k euros. Let’s go to notary

You really need a safe space in order to think the vast majority of the English speakers don’t hate tankies

Give it a go anyways, it’s medicine. It alters your brain chemistry. For some it’s effective, for others not.

Depressed people are pessimistic because they are depressed, so everything you’re saying I’m literally just ignoring and telling you to get the help you need.

I likely have a personality disorder too, otherwise I wouldn’t be required to job hop every year. Which I completely ignore. See how that works? If I don’t want help, or even see a reason for help, then nobody can help me anyways.

Only reason my depression got treated was because I was self aware and wanted help there. The moment I had suicidal thoughts because of an episode, I just went to the doctor the next day and got medication. Been on meds for 2 years now, never better.

Psychologist said I have mild autism, but she’s probably wrong on that. But what do I know, she’s the one with a PhD and decades of work experience. I just don’t see it.

Depression has episodes. Which means that at some times you will feel surges of energy. It’s up to you to start doing anything you can to keep supplying your brain with serotonine then. Can do this by working out for example.

How much would a SSRI cost for you?

Communism only seems to work when you just re-name capitalism with the word communism, as china did after Mao’s era was done with 🙈

Ouchie

Mao Zedong’s leadership significantly impacted China’s economy through several major initiatives and policies. Here are some key points:

1. Great Leap Forward (1958-1962): This was a radical economic and social campaign aimed at rapidly transforming China from an agrarian society into an industrialized one. The initiative involved the collectivization of agriculture and the establishment of people’s communes. However, it resulted in a catastrophic failure, leading to widespread famine and an estimated 15 to 55 million deaths due to starvation, execution, torture, forced labor, and suicide.

2. Economic Mismanagement: The Great Leap Forward was characterized by unrealistic targets and poor planning. The focus on increasing steel production through backyard furnaces and other inefficient methods diverted resources away from agriculture, exacerbating the famine.

3. Cultural Revolution (1966-1976): This period was marked by political instability and economic chaos. The Cultural Revolution aimed to preserve Chinese Communism by purging remnants of capitalist and traditional elements from Chinese society and to re-impose Maoist thought as the dominant ideology within the Party. The revolution however resulted in significant economic disruption and a decline in the capacity of the government to deliver goods and services.

4. Legacy and Transition: After Mao’s death in 1976, China began to transition away from his policies. The post-Mao era saw the introduction of economic reforms and a shift towards a more market-oriented economy, which led to rapid economic growth and development.

Overall, Mao’s policies had a profound and often detrimental impact on China’s economy, leading to significant setbacks and human suffering. The post-Mao reforms were crucial in reversing these effects and setting China on a path of economic growth.

I have a lot of energy because I exercise daily, eat a lot of food, get enough sleep and take sipralexa 10 mg daily

Basically the opposite of depression, no idea if this is harmful aha but it feels damn good

My wife never wants to go to Wallonia ever again because I showed her liège.

https://imgur.com/a/JE9bY6N

That was a few months ago.

Was gonna show her Charleroi next 🤷🏻‍♂️

No I do not, life is fun. You know why? I’m on a serotonine medication

It’s the 21st century. Don’t be unhappy. Be happy. It’s better.

Build a family

Yeah, well, then polarisation will be the result. When every area censors opposition

In my case it would be the EU.

Lemmy shows that we can’t just give randoms the ability to be authoritarians. We need a government that forces these people to not censor.

Generational wealth, so that our kid has financial independence