Whelks_chance

joined 2 years ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 17 minutes ago

Good idea. I may try it myself during allergy season.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 13 hours ago

It was one of the reasons I left academia. I doubled my pay within two years.

[–] [email protected] 97 points 23 hours ago (15 children)

Cost of living is significantly lower, and the social safety net means you don't need as much anyway.

My gut feel is wages are so much higher in the US because everyone is responsible for looking after themselves if life turns on them, so you're obliged to stockpile wealth in case you're suddenly jobless or have a giant medical or education bill to contend with.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 days ago (3 children)

It's a good argument against trying to be a real artist, using AI sounds far less stressful

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

I found succession easier to watch from the second season onwards. Something about season 1 made me very uncomfortable, I'm not sure if it's the program that changed after that, or maybe I got used to the style of it.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago

Guessing it could be venomous sounds pretty reasonable. Being locked in an enclosed space with an unknown Australian snake? No thanks.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 days ago

Citation needed

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago

I've tried living with my family, it was miserable. I've also lived with housemates, but I'm no longer a student and value the privacy and enjoy not cleaning up after numerous other people.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Most locks are not designed to keep people out of something. They're to clearly state that they're not welcome.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Bilbo bagins. That video is like a fever dream.

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