Nah, Franco too.
https://blogs.elpais.com/historias/2014/06/franco-y-fidel-en...
Obviously the relationship Fraga had with Castro was more than friendly, it was "special" indeed so to speak.
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https://blogs.elpais.com/historias/2014/06/franco-y-fidel-en...
Obviously the relationship Fraga had with Castro was more than friendly, it was "special" indeed so to speak.
Sure, the last 5 years of National TV Stations here in Spain talking about Venezuela 24/7h just didn't happen.
>our current government is more or less on friendly terms with Maduro's government and there is little insensitive to do anything about it.
You mean the PP too? https://www.google.es/amp/s/m.publico.es/espana/gobierno-raj...
Also, yes, we're not in bad terms with Venezuela. That's basically our policy with S. America, to try to be friends with everyone. Heck, even Franco was friends with Castro. This type of policy goes a long time ago and it's not because "we are socialist sympathisers".
>The left-leaning media has, for the most part, ignored the topic (El Pais for one...),
https://elpais.com/tag/venezuela/a
"Sure".
>despite the increasing number of Venezuelan asylum-seekers arriving in Spain each year
Yes, those poor, poor migrants.
https://www.eleconomista.es/construccion-inmobiliario/notici...
Most of them sadly (even the poor ones) don't give a fuck about Venezuela once they're here, because come on, will you really want to go back to a shithole vs one of the best countries in Europe in regard to quality of life and such?
>and any meaningful efforts to boycott anything would need the media/government's support.
Indeed. But not only "media" and "government" also other parties, like PP or Ciudadanos, which remind us of how bad Venezuela (because that filthy podemita is gonna expropriate your house, just like it has happened in Madrid with Carmena or in Valencia with Joan Ribó) but are yet to pretty much do nothing about it even when they were in power.
https://www.publico.es/espana/gobierno-rajoy-vendio-venezuel...
I personally believe we should strive to create a better world for 100% of the population, not justify the shortfallings of the current mixed-capi-soci system.
Having said so, may I remind you that the biggest predictor for your own personal wealth is the wealth of your parents, so you know.
Eugenics is all fun and games until they come after you and your family.
Yay!
Are they perfect? No, though.
As a Spaniard, here thankfully not really, thanks to (I'd claim) our disunity as a "Nation" or State.
We love to hate each other more than hate foreigners or whatever.
Indeed, the system is not perfect and the general outlook of it is pretty bad. But you still have a higher chance of getting a pension at 65 in Europe than in the US while being mediocre. Also don't forget automation, which I'd assume will trickle down to benefit the lower and middle European Class faster than it'll happen in the US. Again, assumptions. The future is unsure for sure.
>Also, most people in developing countries, i.e. most people in the world, do not have that option.
Indeed. But most people on HN are usually from North America or WE, so you know... saying that is a bit disingenuous. You could say "most people are _dirt_ (emphasis on dirt) poor and cannot lift themselves out of poverty". Yes, most people in the world are like that, but we all know that for example this article is not directed at those sorts of people, but rather at "Westeners", who probably won't go hungry in their lives ever unless a major catastrophe happens.
You seem to have an unlimited thirst for knowledge. I envy that at a personal level.
That recently many historians have began to consider this line of thinking "wrong" because of the rise of illiberal democracies, i.e. Russia, Hungry and the success of China as a Pseudo-Capitalist Dictatorship.
IRL, when debating another person, most people IMO wouldn't be at least half as extremist as they're on reddit or HN
Me refería a la capacidad intelectual, no a la experiencia. Y que obviamente, los dos factores importan.
But I can see how it can be a life changing experience :)
Gracias por tus consejos, y los intentaré seguir. Me ha sorprendido un poco lo del porno xD. Por suerte no bebo y tal, así que al menos eso a mí no me supone un problema.
Para terminar, me alegro de que ahora mismo estés en una situación laboral buena y que seas uno de los mejores trabajadores en tu empresa. Me gustaría felicitarte por ello ;)
>So, you're not less than anybody. From I remember, the average time the students spent to achieve the degree was like 7-9 years. I spent 5 + 1/2 years (I know I'm old and our degrees were 5 years) but had no social life (apart from my girlfriend) and ended the degree with a anxiety, depression, stress... Let's say my mental health was deficient.
Jajaja, entonces ni teníais el plan bolonia, sí que eres viejuno de verdad ;)
En fin, me he leído todo lo que me has escrito. «Acepto» tus consejos, excepto dos.
1. Lo de irme a vivir a Madrid. A ver, no sé si me explico, soy valenciano, estuve una vez en Madrid hace poco y no me gustó mucho, la verdad, en todo caso creo que hay según tengo entendido bastante trabajo en la area metropolitana de Valencia así que primero de todo empezaría por ir a buscar trabajo de por aquí más cerquita.
2. A día de hoy tengo pensado hacer un FP en DAW or DAM primero de todo, antes de pensar en «volver» a la universidad o lo que sea. ¿Piensas que el FP sería un error para mi?
Bueno, muchas gracias por todo otra vez, y me cuesta pero estoy intentando de cualquier manera, ya desde hace 4 meses, aceptar que es normal (y según recuerdo se da en el 60% de los casos) que me haya dejado la carrera de i. informática, aunque de verdad sea una putada muy grande. Lo peor de todo es que sabía perfectamente que esto en su momento ya me podía pasar y tal, pero nunca tomé las medidas adecuadas para prevenir lo evitable.
>- get a service job (supermarket, fast food, warehouse hand, whatever) so you can pay for your driving license (and other stuff) yourself. if you're feeling down, a semblance of self sufficiency will do wonders for you. try to keep that job when you resume your studies.
A ver,no ser si lo he explicado antes pero lo que me ha pasado es que cuando me decidí dejar la uni pues entonces ya era junio y aquí en la C. Valenciana solo te puedes registrar para el FP duranre el mes de mayo. Por eso me "quedo" este año en casa de mis padres, y son ellos mismos los que no quieren que trabaje por ahora en un trabajo manual, porque ellos trabajan en trabajos manuales (inmigración de la época de Aznar, eh) y prefieren que "estudie" por ahora. Tú qué piensas sobre esto? ¿Debería intentar encontrar algo igualmente?
>- it seems that you're born to immigrant parents. THIS is a competitive advantage if you frame it like so: you know how hard it is for immigrant people to thrive and adapt. maybe easing this difficulties for newcomers is a worthy pursuit?. volunteer while you find a job.
Perdón pero aquí no te entiendo. Sí, mis padres son inmigrantes, pero yo soy y me comporto como un español valenciano, no sé a qué te refieres en concreto con lo de que me
>you know how hard it is for immigrant people to thrive and adapt. maybe easing this difficulties for newcomers is a worthy pursuit?.
Qué quieres decir con "worthy pursuit?
Y además, vivo a día de hoy en un pueblo de 2500 habitantes, así que no sé dónde y en qué podría trabajar de voluntario, francamente.
>- stop faking, for other people and mostly for yourself. you seem to know a lot about economy and the job market. you don't. IT in spain doesn't pay that well (moreso if you are inexperienced), and is highly volatile. 'stable' jobs don't exist anymore.
A ver, con lo de stable me refería en verdad a que según todo lo que he leído, me han explicado, etc... hay trabajo en el sector y no es como si te graduaras en -inserir grado sin mucha salida profesional-. Entiendo perfectamente que el sector TIC en España en relación a saliarios es una mierda y que uno al empezar tiene que trabajar en una cárnica de mierda, pero a ver, es estable porque hay trabajo en el sector.
Sí, tengo que parar de mentir. Pero cuesta, más que nada por el hecho de que he mentido tanto que eso ha subido mucho mi ego y eso cuesta de bajar :/
>good luck, and be patient. most people around here will treat you as a child until you're at least 7-8 years older. it's okay and normal to feel lost and disheartened.
Gracias a ti por contestar al thread y por tus consejos ;)!
Problem is, as always, actually getting started with something, though :/
Thanks a lot!
Interesting, I think I too share this "state of mind", so to speak. Sometimes I think more about how I should be working instead of doing whatever that when I actually get to do "work" I don't do it "properly" or "adequately" because I am simply "anxious" and the only thing I can think about is simply not fucking up instead of doing what should be done, just working. Hopefully that's your "similar" problem, however couple that with depression and laziness and you've got a recipe for failure like me ;)
But it's great that going to the psychologist helped you out.
I'm gonna assume you're American because the rule of thumb is to assume everyone is American on the English Internet by default because statistically it's more likely to be true and say that going to the psychologist is probably like more accepted there than here? Like here in Spain it took a little bit of convincing or "thinking" for my "public healthcare" doctor to assign me to a psychologist so IDK. Either way, great!
>It sounds like you're testing several avenues, friend. By the way, I think you're selling yourself short; you're a great communicator, especially for someone writing in a non-native language.
_Makes random mistake while writing, gets over-anxious about it as a consequence of being praised for (etc..)_ :)
Hahaha, thanks. That's what you get as a reward for years and years of Introversion spending lots of time alone reading and commenting on reddit and more recently (over the last year or so) on HN and watching YouTube content in English everyday hahaha :)
My parents are also from Ukraine, and in my part of Spain the language commonly spoken "on the streets" is Catalan, so within the timespan of a day I always have to changee between and speak 5 different languages (Outside- > Catalan and Spanish, Computer-> English & Spanish, Family-> Ukrainian and Russian), sometimes even within a time frame of a minute, so I'm just used to "different languages" in general (sometimes I even wonder how do I not mix all of those 5 languages up and I've found that I tend to do that more at the spoken irl level, actually). But seriously, I am bad at math and that sucks for me :P
>Best of luck in your future endevours! :)
You too!