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From this map, no:

https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/dk-graph...

>she only needed a 5% deposit(so £7.5k)

LMAO, this is not normal anywhere else in Europe. Also, I bet she either has a lot of money saved up somewhere else, had her mortgage cosigned by someone else with a lot of income, etc. this is not normal at all.

I am not from Germany, but take Germany as an example: https://n26.com/en-eu/blog/cost-of-buying-a-house

"A good rule of thumb is to have at least 35% of the estimated cost. Germany: German residents can generally borrow up to 80% of the assessed property value, but non-residents usually get the short end of the stick. They have to put up 40–45% of the property value as down payment."

>two years ago for £180k

The average UK price house is 256k... https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/640/cpsprodpb/117DF/production...

You lucked out, arguably.

>My point is that yes - it's a global problem, but I honestly don't think everyone everywhere needs to save up for 7 years just to get a deposit. Maybe if you live in London you do, but elsewhere? Meh. Basic 3 bed houses are not so crazy expensive in most places, at least here in UK.

I make 12k after taxes and before other expenses... what are you talking about. And I am lucky not to pay rent with a terrible commute because I live with my parents.

I would like to believe in them, but at this point... no idea.

I don't live in California, I work at a non-IT company in a country of Europe in a non-major city.

It's a global problem, it doesn't matter where you go. People and companies have an absolute fetish with real state that makes young people like me give up with hope. What is work good for if you're just a slave to the system?

Right now, it'd take me 7 years of salary JUST to afford the initial down payment for a house. If we're talking about purchasing it out-right after basic expenses, 40 years. Is this normal? Well, in the fucked up we live in, yes!

Start working in your 20s, own your house in your 60s. Nice.

Since house prices started to become unattainable for the average individual without going 40 years into debt.

Remove the problem of earning money to achieve independent housing, remove 75% of the hussle for most people to participate in scams.

I don't see too many young people on Facebook, is that ageism too? I was replying to the question why do communities move there, and I think that's one of the reasons.

It's not as cheap as the stockholders want it to be in the US.

The US wasn't bogged down in an active conflict with troops on the ground when that happened for months.

We're past that point since a long time ago.

ML based on "Live, Laugh, Love". Oh, the horrors!

We should make this and ghosting by HR illegal. Seems like such a simple fix to a problem that brings out misery in people.

Also, you just _know_ people would just defer maintenance on this.

For that plot to be "movie-able", you also need to add the Gaijin marrying the Japanese Business Owner's Daughter. Small addendum to make it a box office success :)

I'm sure some YouTube channels could pull this off too.

Can vouch the same for Spanish.

Hey, totally hijacking this thread for something else, but some days ago you commented on my thread about your life experiences, and I was wondering if I could send you a private message asking about something you pointed out to me. Feel free to email me, or I can send you an email message/discord/whatever you may prefer.

user_extended@proton.me

If you do not wish to say anything, thanks anyway for your comment in that other thread, I have re-read it many times and I am genuinely thankful to you for making it.

No, and the consequences of not doing so have led me to have a terrible life with a commute of over 2h one way, a constant state of depression and anger even after seeking help from professionals for years, and a sense of regret and lack of hope, all as the fault of my own decisions and actions.

1. Old people do not use it.

2. Very responsive, searching for previous messages takes seconds.

3. I remember back in '17, most other VOIP and especially video calling services sucked. Discord made gaming with your non-techie friends with a crappy laptop plug & play.

4. Lack of censorship (at the beginning).

5. Good UI when it was released compared to its competitors.

6. Gaming Centered Nature back when that was not common and/or alternatives were complicated and clunky (TeamSpeak).

7. Very good integration of GIFs, meme emojis, and the like.

8. Old people do not use it.

Change all of your YouTube content to Korean.

Relax. It's normal to sometimes have nothing to do at work. I recently started working for the first time ever in a Logistics Company doing something non-tech related. I receive on average 1-2 emails every 5 minutes, which I usually have to reply to, fast and without "fucking up".

However, sometimes in the middle of the month I have those very same moments of "nothing to do" and I have made the mistake of telling my manager, literally "nothing to do, give me work" while being anxious because THERE MUST BE SOMETHING TO DO. He's gotten mad at me several times.

Last time this happened, because I have made the mistake of telling him that several times, he called me on Teams to stop me from telling him that. He told me that I should never tell that to a boss, and also, consider that just like you said, those other people maybe are working very hard. He's told me that if I have nothing to do, to just enjoy myself, do some "janitorial" work, or talk to people, and that it's good to not be busy 24/7 with never ending deadlines.

I'm hybrid, so now when that has happens to me, I always just pop to a coworker's desk to chit chat or watch what they're doing and try to help.

Most people aren't as enthusiastic about remote work as people are on Hacker News. You cannot make teachers, most doctors, janitors, drivers, etc. Work From Home.

Besides, it's one thing to Work from Home from a beautiful place vs. a middle of nowhere town. I don't see many people on Hacker News moving to Nebraska or the Sahara to Work From Home.

So what? Let normal people suffer, rich people already have the land, and the rights, and the property. Who cares? What are they going to do, sleep in the streets? Some might, but most won't. Nobody cares.

Well, there are sugar taxes because sugary drinks and foodstuffs are very unhealthy for the general populous and we can't help but be addicted to them, so, if it becomes a big enough of a problem, yes?

>Looking at Asia now is like what the west used to be like.

Housing sure is cheap in Korea, China, and Hong Kong!

https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/4/28/south-koreans-st...

I've tried exercising many times, I always give up half-way. I remember reading obesity is pretty much endemic in people (and even if they do lose weight, they most probably than not regain it soon enough), so I have no hopes on that from either.

Works for me!

Do Rich People get to have their own Private Healthcare Services & Hospitals separate from the NHS? --> If yes, nobody cares about this in a position of power.

Thank you! Happy 2023.

Yes, I keep trying everyday, as I have no alternative. I've seen things go south so many times so far in life with myself to blame that I have no faith in faith or good luck anymore. As someone once told me "I've seen Prison inmates less miserable than you". I wish you the best though!

My mental health problems are chronic, can get worse rapidly, and so far, nothing but escapism seems to fill me up in life, especially when I compare my life with that of others at my own age.

I have given up on hope many times over, today I saw a self-text from 5 years ago of me questioning if I would ever make it, and so far, I have not. I have seen a psychologist for many years, a psychiatrist, and have asked people for help.

I have nobody to blame for all of this but myself and the consequence of my own actions and decisions. I have no hope for my own future, but I wish everyone the best, and for people to know that I am the example on what not to do in life, so that future generations do not become who I currently am.

I've tried to, but I usually give up half way after downloading self-help books and reading the first pages... Unironically.

Thank you, hope you have a productive and awesome 2023 though :)

I accomplished none of them, and my life feels like it's in the same wrong path as it was ever since 5 years ago.