Christ, that drives me crazy. It makes me want to stop and say, "well now I'm not doing it at all," because in my heart, I'm a child.

Me, but with laundry piles. And then I complain that I don't know where any of my clothes are. Yeah, because they're in about 10 different piles and baskets in 3 different rooms.

I think most of Europe has places that can accommodate that, especially if you travel outside of big cities. I'd put more of my budget into a place to stay and slightly less into food, but that's my personal preference, and I've found tons of meals out for a lot less than that. I don't think we spent more than maybe 40 euros for a meal for two anywhere in Spain, including wine/beer, and many were more like 25. Even Berlin and Munich were pretty reasonable and we made up the difference by going to Aldi for some of our breakfast/dinner food.

What would you consider a low price level? My mom and I have been to a lot of places that aren't traditionally known as cheap, but we usually stay in places with a kitchen (aparthotels, mainly, we avoid airbnb) and grocery shop so we spend far less on food than a lot of people would. We also travel outside of peak season, primarily to avoid the crowds but it's also less expensive.

Even outside of the US, it's been pretty common in my experience. Especially in cities that are a lot older where there isn't a lot of space for new builds and they generally went up instead of out.

Good. Maybe people will quit buying that garbage that just goes in a landfill. That might be the one good thing about the tariffs in a sea of shit.

Oh I plan on it, but tbh about 50% of the appeal of the UK version is that I've had a crush on Greg Davies for about 100 years and on Alex Horne since the moment I became aware of his existence. I love the show on its own merits but I'm not sure the international versions will hit the same.

I've been playing so much of that the last few weeks. It requires just enough attention to be distracting but it's still totally stress free. That plus Taskmaster has been my coping mechanism for anxiety.

I have a very hard time believing that the rest of the world will trust the US for a very long time, if ever, so I can't imagine our financial situation is going to improve for anyone except maybe the ultra wealthy (as usual). I haven't even looked at my retirement because it's not like there's much I can do besides stress about it.

I've used it in to turn into my driveway when there are other cars around because some of my neighbors and most of the delivery drivers drive like total dicks and can't seem to figure out why someone would slow down in a neighborhood.

I'm pretty sure all the people who deal with imports have to be on the verge of a mental breakdown. What a nightmare. Policy made by a petty, stupid tyrant based on apparently nothing but vibes and changing as often as he shits his diaper is no way to run a country, but here we are.

I started using Dreaming Spanish which hasn't collected anything but an email and the amount of time I've spent watching videos but I'm not sure if there's an equivalent for Danish. If there is, it seems ok so far.

I really am incredibly lucky. She's the type of mom who will adopt people when their own parents are shitty, too, so we could share if you want.

And that's fair - I'm ok with escalators when I'm in closed toed shoes but I do get a little iffy in sandals. My one real phobia is wet paper (like very wet, I don't panic if I spill a little on my desk), so it's way weirder than escalators.

Hmm, I bet my mom actually could name some of my existential dreads. I should ask. I bet she'd love that text at 8am.

No, I'd be going on a non-lucrative visa. Not off my own earnings because I'm a millennial who was idealistic enough to go into public service, but my mom has enough retirement and assets to swing the fairly modest income requirements for us both and she wants me to come. She's worried I'm going to end up dead in El Salvador, being a member of several targeted groups by this administration.

Just having it in stock seems like a miracle from everything I've seen for a while. I may be moving to Europe late this year or next year and my income will be dropping to about half (with a generally much lower COL, but PC parts look to be about comparable to the US at the moment) so I'm guessing I may be able to find the parts but affording them will be a different matter.

I have a 3080 and usually play on a patient gamer schedule so I don't really need to update yet, but I sort of wish I had now. I feel like my current build is going to have to last me for a lot longer than anticipated. But that's ok, it's probably better for my bank account to hoard the money I have anyway.

Yes, but as someone who is unfortunately related to dozens of Trump supporters, many of them are also dumb. A couple of them are just raging bigots who are happy to buy into the lie, but a lot of them are objectively not very smart. I could tell from a pretty young age, well before politics entered the picture, and my family isn't unique. My cousins married people from similar families and had kids that are also kind of dumb.

There's nothing inherently wrong with being dumb. There are plenty of people who do just fine and are kind, decent humans. But Republicans saw the less intelligent as a target, and that echo chamber is a lot more effective when you don't have critical thinking skills. Fighting against it feels impossible because logic and facts don't really make a dent.

Unless that $2000 used beater has major issues (and most do at that price these days) and you don't have the cash to fix them. Then you have a $2000 pile of crap and you still need a car. No, not everyone needs an expensive car, but sometimes there's a good reason to buy something that requires payments.

I should've said I have zero faith in the wealthy to actually do anything useful. I just figure if things get too bad and their investments start losing significant value, some of them might speak up out of pure self-interest. Snapping up properties dirt cheap is only worthwhile if someone can afford to live there.