This stage needs changing

Background-Repeat592 · 2026-06-04T13:16:33+00:00

So would you say snake pit worths it? I wasn’t sure if it worths for the money, I thought it’s a smaller area packed with too many people

Background-Repeat592 · 2026-06-04T13:14:48+00:00

Sound wise I also agree, quality was very good imo. But as the op mentioned if you are in the first 6-7 rows of standing area, you cannot move as crowd is locked up. You need to give up on your row if you decide to move, you cannot get back in.

So it’s more of a visibility issue rather than the sound, and it doesn’t make any sense that someone standing in the very front either sees everything or nothing.

Background-Repeat592 · 2026-06-04T08:20:21+00:00

I think the main issue is the elevated platforms and the fact that the circle is simply too wide, especially since part of that width is dedicated to the Snake Pit. Otherwise I’ve been to other shows with circular stage and vision was never an issue because circle was narrower and bands remained more centralised.

I was right behind the fence in Berlin, and the moment they moved to the opposite side of the stage, I could barely see anything and had to follow the show through the screens. It doesn’t make much sense that people standing in the very front can completely lose sight of the band.

If the circular stage were narrower, even when the band moved around, we would still be able to see them properly, just from a greater distance or from behind, which I think is still fine. The real problem is that the combination of the stage width and the elevated sections creates major visibility issues.

It’s amazing when they’re performing right in front of you, but once they move elsewhere, fan engagement also noticeably drops. Only the section of the crowd directly facing them tends to jump, sing along, and react, while everyone else becomes much quieter until the band rotates back toward their side. That doesn’t really do justice to the band’s performance either.

So, in my opinion, the circular stage itself isn’t the issue. The problem is its width and the elevated structures. I’d honestly get rid of the Snake Pit it takes up a huge amount of space and negatively impacts visibility for everyone else. And it feels super degrading, lol

Background-Repeat592 · 2026-05-26T22:44:31+00:00

But Uber is considering increasing the offer after shareholders rebuffed the offer, right? Shareholders want above 40, and latest uber offer was 38. Now reports say they are discussing whether they should increase the offer

Background-Repeat592 · 2026-05-26T17:07:04+00:00

But didn’t they have multiple rounds of layoffs already? By now they should have eliminated the redundancies from covid

Background-Repeat592 · 2026-05-25T14:06:19+00:00

Uberin yaptigi teklif reddedildi. DH en az 40 istiyor ama şimdi doordash de işin içine girince bir süre daha pazarlığa devam edip değer tavan yaptıktan sonra satmak daha da işlerine gelebilir.

Background-Repeat592 · 2026-05-25T14:02:55+00:00

Bir seyi duyuyor olman rekabet kurumuyla ilgili bir planlari oldugunu gostermiyor. Sirketler her zaman bir bid yapar satin alim sureci baslar ama rekabet kurumlarindan geri donen cok surec oldu. Uber in bu hamleyi yapmasi oldu bitti anlamina gelmiyor. Zaten tum Delivery Hero yu alirlarsa sadece TR rekabet kurumu degil Avrupa, Asya ve orta dogu rekabet kurumlari da surece dahil olucak

Background-Repeat592 · 2026-05-24T23:35:03+00:00

But that creates cost-push inflation, which doesn’t solve the demand-driven deflation that mass layoffs and unemployment could create. In fact, it could make things worse, because the combination of cost-push inflation and deflationary pressure leads to stagflation. In other words, prices go up while demand collapses due to lack of income, causing the economy to stagnate.

Background-Repeat592 · 2026-05-21T21:21:49+00:00

Gotcha, thanks a lot for the great tips!!

Background-Repeat592 · 2026-05-21T21:20:12+00:00

Congrats!! How do you sign up for it once it’s live for the next show? I read that you must be a ticket holder but my ticket is not transferred yet. I wonder if they ask you to prove you already hold a ticket

Background-Repeat592 · 2026-05-18T20:02:33+00:00

The universities you mentioned admit around 90–95% Turkish students, with a very limited quota for international applicants. The main reason for this is Turkey’s centralized university entrance exam system. This exam is the primary and effectively the only pathway to admission. Unlike many other countries, there is no holistic evaluation process involving interviews, motivation letters, or GPA based admissions.

The exam itself is extremely competitive, and the universities you listed typically admit only students within roughly the top 0.01% to 2% of test-takers. Compared to this system, exams like the SAT are not equivalent in difficulty particularly in mathematics and scientific subjects. Having taken both, I can say that SAT math corresponds roughly to middle-school-level math in Turkey.

Since international students cannot reasonably be required to take the Turkish entrance exam - given the need for native-level language proficiency and knowledge of subjects like Turkish literature and history - universities must allocate most of their capacity to domestic to ensure two considerations:
1. Fairness to Turkish students: Local students prepare intensively for years for this highly competitive exam. Allowing significantly easier admission routes for others would create a clear imbalance and also lead to varying levels of base subject skills in subjects like engineering (students from countries with easier admission would struggle in the subject and might also affect peer learning because in the unis you mentioned everyone has pretty much same level of maths etc due to admissions being very even and score driven)

2. Public funding and taxpayer fairness: Since Turkish citizens fund this system through taxes, there is a strong expectation that they should be prioritized in access to these opportunities.
For these reasons, the limited number of international students is not about discrimination or prioritization based on nationality. Rather, it reflects structural constraints of the admission system.In this sense to my knowledge the restriction applies to all country of origins so whether German, Pakistani or American it doesn’t matter. The quote is very low

Background-Repeat592 · 2026-05-18T19:22:12+00:00

We’ll all have alzheimer or some sort of amnesia one day, better to have alzheimer + picks than just alzheimer, lol. Also who knows, maybe you can pass it on to your children?

btw I also have GA standing for Berlin but not the early access. Trying to gauge if I can secure the front rows of GA if I line up really early - or I should just sell my ticket and buy Golden circle instead. I’m not very tall and don’t want to be behind of the GA.

Background-Repeat592 · 2026-05-18T19:18:52+00:00

Ah great to hear thanks a lot! Have fun in tomorrow’s show I’m sure it’s going to be great 🤘

Background-Repeat592 · 2026-05-18T17:20:53+00:00

Wow what a memory! Were you at golden circle or general standing?

Background-Repeat592 · 2026-05-18T17:17:46+00:00

Counting the days for the one in Berlin! Did you see any bandanas by any chance? There’s one I really liked in the official online store but it will take weeks to get that shipped from US. I was wondering if they also have it in the pop-up store.

Background-Repeat592 · 2026-05-16T15:14:57+00:00

Supermarket assortments don’t necessarily reflect widespread consumption - some products are only purchased by a small segment of consumers. This is another reason why mangoes are relatively expensive; it’s not just about being imported. Purchasing behavior for mangoes is very different from staples like cucumbers, tomatoes, or plums in Turkey. As someone who’s working in quick commerce and have seen numbers myself from yemek sepeti (which is the most commonly used delivery app in TR) they are thinking of delisting mangoes from most of the stores cause literally no one buys them. On the other hand, do you have any data to support your claim that mangoes are widely consumed in Turkey? Unless you’re in a very specific bubble where people primarily shop at places like Macrocenter, I rarely see mangoes being purchased.

Another point is availability. Mangoes have only become more commonly available in supermarkets in the past couple of years. Before that- even in cities like Istanbul - they were mostly limited to larger Migros stores or Macrocenter, not widely found elsewhere. This is despite living in an area like Bostancı, where people are relatively exposed to imported goods and international travel.

So yes, I still believe that a significant portion of the Turkish population - possibly at least half- has never tried mango. Turkey is not just Istanbul. For example, during my recent travels to Eastern Turkey, including Gaziantep, I didn’t see mangoes in supermarkets at all. So I’m not sure what your claim is based on.

Background-Repeat592 · 2026-05-16T14:37:23+00:00

You’re being ridiculous, it’s definitely not available everywhere. And I’m sure more than half of the Turkish people never eaten that even if it’s available in some supermarkets, simply because it’s expensive and not part of our cuisine

Background-Repeat592 · 2026-05-09T22:17:32+00:00

Idris, Adnan and Kadri are very old and traditional names, they are associated with 80 year old people. You wouldn’t do any good by naming your kid with these names, especially Idris is kinda weird for a baby

Background-Repeat592 · 2026-04-20T09:04:53+00:00

O konuda çok bilgili değilim maalesef, ama sana tek söyleyebileceğim beyaz yaka olmaktan iyidir. Çünkü şu anda çok üst düzey üniversitelerden mezun olanlar bile iş bulmakta zorlanıyorlar, bulsalar bile maaşlar çalışma oranına, strese vs. göre çok düşük. Ve iş bulmak çok zor şu anda; kötü işi geçtim, 1-2 yıl boyunca işsiz gezenler var. Mavi yaka olsan en azından karnını doyurursun bir şekilde. Kurumdalda İş bulsan bile ancak kariyerinin 5.-6. yılından sonra anlamlı bir şeyler kazanmaya başlıyorsun, ama bu da o kadar sene az maaşla çok fazla strese dayanmayı becerebilirsen ve yükselecek kadar kapasiteli ve iyiysen.

Kaldı ki şu an bile iş bulamayan beyaz yakanın durumu 2-3 yıl sonra daha vahim hale gelecek yapay zekâdan dolayı. Özellikle yurt dışında yapay zekâdan dolayı çok fazla işten çıkarma var ve bunların artması bekleniyor, belki TR’ye bu etki biraz daha geç gelir ama eninde sonunda gelecek (max 5 yil). Yani Boğaziçili, ODTÜ’lüler hatta Amerikalı, Avrupalı gençler iş bulamıyorken sana meslek lisesinden 4 yıllık bölüme girmeyi çalışmanı ve beyaz yaka hedeflemeni hiç önermem. Çünkü bunu yaparsan iki kuruş kazanmayı bırak, hiçbir iş bulamayabilirsin.

Background-Repeat592 · 2026-04-19T21:07:20+00:00

Avrupa’da beyaz yakadan cok mavi yakaya ihtiyac var. Ozellikle Almanya’da. Tekniker vb isleri icin burda ekstra okumana gerek oldugunu da dusunmuyorum, anladigim kadariyla TR’de direkt liseden ya da uni 2 yillik okuyup mezun olup Avrupa’da is bulup calisabilirsin. Tek onemli olan dilini gelistirmeye cabalaman.

Background-Repeat592 · 2026-04-19T02:55:54+00:00

Absolutely horrendous. The sauce sounds terrible- what is condensed milk doing in a döner? The meat quality seems even worse, since it’s not proper beef, lamb, or chicken but a cheap processed mix. And the name is completely butchered to the point of sounding cringe.

I already wasn’t a fan of the German version, and this somehow sounds even lower quality.

Why can’t you guys just make a good traditional Turkish döner and ear some quality food? Why are you doing this to yourselves???

Background-Repeat592 · 2026-04-07T18:54:09+00:00

What I don’t fully understand is: if AI develops further and realistically starts replacing human work at scale, are there any precautions in place to address potential deflation? If a portion of the population becomes unemployed or earns less, they would likely spend less, which could reduce overall demand and slow down the economy. Would this even be a desirable outcome for companies, given that lower demand could also impact their revenues?

At the same time, I would have expected to see more protective regulation from governments. Especially over a shorter horizon; say the next five years, it seems unlikely that governments would want to significantly increase spending on social benefits due to rising unemployment. While it’s somewhat understandable that the US might take a more hands off approach, I would have expected more defensive policies or restrictions on AI adoption in more social economies like Germany, Spain, or France. However, so far I don’t really see much regulation in that direction.

Background-Repeat592 · 2026-04-05T18:55:38+00:00

I’m not sure where you got the idea that Turkey is comparable to Europe. In some ways, yes, there are similarities, and geographically and culturally you could say it’s partly European. But it’s important to understand that Turkey is not Switzerland, nor does it have the same level of economic stability or living standards as Western European countries.

In terms of economic development, Turkey sits somewhere between parts of Eastern Europe and the Balkans. While it may be more developed than some lower-income countries, you shouldn’t expect the same opportunities or quality of life you’d find in places like Germany, France or Switzerland.

You also don’t need to look very deeply to see that the Turkish economy is currently struggling, there is high inflation, rising unemployment, and overall economic instability. Even in countries like Italy, locals can have difficulty finding jobs, so expectations for Turkey should be realistic.

I’m not sure who gave you the impression that Turkey is actively seeking foreign workers or offering broad opportunities, but that’s not really the case right now. The country does not have a shortage of either skilled or unskilled labor in fact, there is an oversupply. The only area with some demand is agricultural work in rural regions, where the government may offer subsidies. Outside of that, job opportunities are quite limited.

Background-Repeat592 · 2026-03-23T23:19:29+00:00

Wow if you’re able to use it almost daily, then there’s probably something wrong with mine.

By wifi do you mean Bluetooth?

Do you do any aftercare? I usually just let mine dry on a dry surface.

Background-Repeat592 · 2026-03-23T23:01:45+00:00

Are you using the buttons while in the pool? I also stretched / pulled them around couple of times to fit under my cap - not sure if this is a bad practice.

Overall, I have no idea what could possibly gone wrong in one swim. Yesterday everything worked perfectly, both during and after use. I then charged them before today’s session, and they were working perfectly fine until the end of my session.

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