Es ist eigentlich sehr krass. Ich studiere Psychologie und will Psychotherapeut werden. Im absoluten Idealfall (!), wenn man mit 18 aus der Schule raus ist, sofort anfängt zu studieren und rein nach Regelstudienzeit geht, ist man mit 28 fertig (5 Jahre Studium + 5 Jahre Weiterbildung). Wenn man Erasmus macht, FSJ, Doktor,… ist man schnell bei 30-35, ehe man selbstständig arbeiten kann und eine Existenz aufgebaut hat.

Verstehe mich nicht falsch - ich finde es wichtig, dass man gut qualifiziert und ausgebildet ist, und dafür soll man sich auch gerne viel Zeit lassen. Aber diese 30 Jahre erwirtschafte ich effektiv kein Geld für die Gesellschaft, sondern die Gesellschaft zahlt für meine Ausbildung. Wenn man BAföG/ ein Stipendium kriegt, an einer staatlichen Uni studiert, Erasmus macht etc. kommt man da vermutlich bei einen Millionenbetrag raus, der insgesamt während meiner Lebenszeit für mich bezahlt wird.

Ich bin unfassbar privilegiert, diese Förderung zu erhalten - und ich schätze es auch sehr stark wert. Aber gleichzeitig kann ich es auch gut nachvollziehen, dass Menschen die Stirn runzeln. Ich wünsche mir, dass das System effizienter strukturiert wäre und ich weniger unnötigen Kram lernen muss, welcher der Gesellschaft so viel Geld kostet.

That is really cool! It makes me anxious that the quality of the education declined, but alone the fact that so many people got the chance go receive education is huge. I’m very glad that the government wants to pursue this goal and is confident to be able to stem the costs. I’m hopeful that this will work - and as the interviewed government person said, education is the best foundation for a good economy. Seems very logical to me.

Thank you, is corrected :)

Fun fact: The nowadays conservative (and IMO right leaning) German CDU has originally considered capitalism to be the reason for outbreak for WW2. They wanted to form a new Christian Socialism, which would’ve united Christian ideals with a socialistic (not marxistic) economy. The so-called Kölner Erklärung was written in 1945 as a basic idea for where Germany should head from perspective of the CDU.

These ideas didn’t last for long and got replaced by a conservative fiscal policy. But it is good to keep in mind that even in the CDU there were people who recognized that capitalism ultimately has a strong tendency to fuel fascism. In Nazi Germany, the main capitalists worked closely with the NSDAP - Krupp, Bosch, Hugo Boss (who famously designed the Nazi uniforms), Volkswagen were all lead by rich capitalists who saw (and gained) profit by the actions of the Nazis. It makes me sad that even the SPD, the so-called Social Democratic Party, long forgot what it means to fight for socialism and equality, and instead embraces neoliberalism with a touch of social politics.

That’s it, I want to cancel my subscription of humanity

True, but then your dog will at least have some fun before the stick disappears. If the dog eats the stone, none of you will have the fun. This way, both of you will have fun before the ultimate disappearance of time and space

Wild. I would’ve thought it to be a MrBeast video, not a music song to be the highest upvoted one.

Stick

If you ever have a dog, and your stick will get stolen, your dog will find it

Source: Labrador guy

Auch meine Reaktion ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

And parks! A walk in the park is completely free, and very positive for your mental health.

Same for me. When I go to the big subs, like AITA, I am surprised by the style of conversation the people have and just the overall tone. I’ve asked questions here on Lemmy which go into an AITA direction, and the responses are so much more helpful and kind and respectful - you really notice the difference.

Also, far less bots.

Thanks for sharing it! I didnt know it existed, but it seems to be such a cool resource :)

Hey - sorry for replying so late to this threat - , I thought if might interest you that Marx himself was actually fairly versed in Epicureanism. The subject of his doctor thesis implies that he was extremely educated about Epicurean physics and, by extension, ethics. So just wanted to let you know that there is a reason why these two are so similar :)

By the way, great blog post! It was very well-written. I enjoyed reading it!

Thanks - I appreciate the support. And yes, I absolutely agree.

Yeah, I’ve seen comments about that as well. Thanks for calling them out - it is really important.

I think I am deeply troubled by some of the comments I’m reading. I absolutely agree that Trumps ascent to presidency is a huge threat to democracy, and it’s important to do everything we can to stop it.

But in my opinion it is extremely inappropriate to wish someone dead, even someone as harmful to American Democracy as Trump. No person deserves to die for things they’ve done - this is the main reason why the UN urges its members to outlaw the death penalty. And when I read comments that people would want the killer to just do one job, or that he shouldn’t have missed, this doesn’t work with my ideal of respect for the human life.

I am really sad about these comments.

Yayyy!

Are you the master of rolie-polies?

A kind reminder from Germany: If anyone tells that they “didn’t know what they were getting into” and that “it didn’t seem as bad, they cant really mean it” and “time in power will pacify them and they won’t push through with their claims” - we already had this story and these excuses. I hope that we all can prevent the fascists from getting into power. I really don’t want stuff I’ve read in history books to repeat in my lifetime. The more people know about P2025, the better - but to be honest I fear that most will just ignore it and go on with their day.

Stanley!! Most relaxed flight of my life.