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That's fine. Instead of arguing against building and improving housing outside of major cities to increase the supply, you could be arguing in favor of it?

That way, there's more supply to meet the demand. This should (in theory) reduce prices because there's more to go around for the people who want to buy it.

Time is strongly on Ukraine’s side.

I don't think this is the case. You're ignoring the fact that real people are dying and eventually that's going to be too much for one side to bear. Right now, it looks like that side is going to be Ukraine. I don't want it to be the case, but reality is reality.

So, as you said: Since the Russia’s loss is inevitable, why continue wasting their lives?

Lol. Honestly, I have no idea what could encourage Russians to start and continue this war. They must be seeing entirely different things than us, which I think we could only see if we spoke Russian and hung out in Russian-speaking areas.

That's not a war, dude.

I'm definitely not a libertarian.

We have a lot of room though and should spread out. Supply and demand. It won't be glamorous at first, but we should be investing in making more places livable.

Think about it like this. There are already people who live in those areas that "aren't good enough" for you. Why should you get more before they do? Doesn't it make more sense to improve those areas which will increase the supply of livable places?

The fact we never discuss these things shows how far removed we are from wanting actual solutions to our actual problems. It's why things are the way they are, to be honest.

Thanks for the advice.

I'm using KDE with X11 on a laptop, so it's probably not so easy for me to turn it of 🙁

Right. Anything to avoid admitting you have some control over your situation.

Thanks. I've been using generic DS4s but they all have some of the issues I've been describing.

Do you know how to turn off the touchpad? It just gets in the way for me.

Is there any room for ya'll to spread out and build more?

And there are no job opportunities for many professions outside the capital cities.

That's not how jobs work, mi amigo. The more people that live in a given area, the more jobs will be available. You might not get paid as much, but to make the argument that there's no work or that your job can't be done remotely is false.

I agree. It really shows how conditioned these consumers have become.

They're eager to be abused.

maybe the ad model has merits on pragmatic grounds but

No, ads aren't necessary at all. They should be illegal.

Couldn't agree more.

Technology forums are usually just advertising boards.

We need to stop discussing server costs without including actual numbers.

No, they really aren't, and they scale with users.

Have any of you guys ever hosted… anything? It’s not as expensive as the people asking for your money would have you believe.

I highly recommend getting some of your own experience before assuming people who say “server costs are expensive” are discussing in good faith.

Most of them are scumbags who are looking for useful idiots to peddle their bullshit for them.

Any excesses in finance I would hope go towards future running costs

We need to normalize posting expenses along with donations.

Let's stop trusting people when they say something costs "a lot." Have them share the actual numbers. Don't take their word for it.

They...? If you choose to pay for something you can be getting for free, it's kind of your fault for being a useful idiot.

We can and we are.

It's just that useful idiots have been convinced that nobody does anything because they actually want to do it.

To them, the only reason to do something is to make money from it or distract them from bigger issues. It's why their lives only consist of working and playing video games.

No monetization, donations only without begging.

Have any of you guys ever hosted... anything? It's not as expensive as the people asking for your money would have you believe.

I highly recommend getting some of your own experience before assuming people who say "server costs are expensive" are discussing in good faith.

Most of them are scumbags who are looking for useful idiots to peddle their bullshit for them.

Its not the workers who are to blame.

No, workers absolutely bear some of the blame. They choose to go along with consumerism and attack anyone who goes against it.

where I can never afford afford to buy a house

A house where? In a suburb for $250,000+? You know you can buy houses for <$100k, right? Some people's cars cost more than my house, but I don't need more.

The house I rent is valued at 1.2 million in Melbourne.

Yeah, you're part of the problem. You need to be willing a more modest lifestyle. Ask yourself this, if you need more, how do others survive with significantly less? They probably don't live in major cities, for one. If you think you're entitled to live in a major city, then you're part of the problem.