I’m so happy I didn’t ruin my childhood memories watching it. It was a tough call at the beginning but I feel thoroughly justified in hindsight.

When you go far enough left and right on the spectrum they become indiscernible.

I’ve never met an electrician with a destroyed body but I’ve met many master plumbers with it.

The big difference is electrical rarely involves laying on the floor in tight spaces navigating existing furniture.

Talk to any master plumber. You will wreck your body. It’s not a forgiving career.

Electrician people.

The education system needs to be redeveloped from the ground up. It’s a 19th century system in the 21st century.

Physical Education needs to be prioritized as does social engagement.

The people usually saying stuff like this LOL

A tiny clay penis made by my best friend years ago.

My current car. 2026 Nissan Pathfinder Platinum trim.

As I tell people it was a bad financial decision but it was the right one.

I’ve told my kids I intend to live forever. I have no choice with 2 on the spectrum and 1 with little hope of an independent life. I need to nut up forever.

It’s always DNS…

Without income id be fucked but at the same time kind of like you I have the equity locked away. I could as of now move back to a small town mortgage free. I choose not to because I need to milk the system as much as I can before I parachute back to nowhere.

I feel this. I love modestly but my parents had it worse so we didn’t do much either. What gets me is the amount of people who are reaping the benefits of generational wealth which I think is the only reason my peers are affording the lives they have.

It’s part of why I associate most with immigrants. They understand the struggle more than people who look like me.

I have an Indian coworker who lives with her husband and child in a 1 bedroom apartment and she’s the single breadwinner and struggles hard. I admire her more than anyone else in my office.

Meh. Close but annoyed more than anything but I fully admit I am an outlier making > $200k CAD a year.

I feel for everyone who is struggling and I’m sure to always tell my kids they have more in common with the homeless man in the park than they do with Elon Musk.

In Canada the entire construction industry is basically the mob. Has been for decades.

LOL ok that makes sense

Reunite TTLG and make a new Thief game with the original voice actor for Garrett.

Lol I’m Canadian I’m talking about my friends with the real world experience growing up in the bloc.

And to throw is back how old are you? What is your experience? Pray tell what makes you an expert?

I won’t disagree but you’re (intentionally?) shifting goalposts.

As already stated and the easiest example is I’ve been told by multiple friends about waiting in the bread line for their parents for hours. As a North American imagine having to wait for the state to give you your bread for the day and having to wait 6 hours in line to get it. Is this really what people want to glaze?

This is also ignoring the rampant corruption that also existed in the USSR at the time too. You could argue it was more corrupt than we have in North America now.

1. I am 49
2. My friends are older and younger but the messaging is the same
3. USSR fell in 1991
4. Who are you to define “meaningful”?