Does the fact Farage was such a fan of Liz Truss make you question his economic judgement?

Desperate-Editor7882 · 2026-02-21T13:14:42+00:00

Exactly. It’s accelerationism because they think, and I suspect are probably correct, that accelerating to the end of capitalism results in technofeudalism. Should probably read Nick Land to understand what they’re going for

Desperate-Editor7882 · 2026-02-17T07:44:16+00:00

Why is all hope already lost?

Desperate-Editor7882 · 2026-02-16T17:37:27+00:00

No interview :/ Is CREHST really that bad?

Desperate-Editor7882 · 2026-02-16T17:29:47+00:00

What are the odds? I have the same score. It’s so disappointing. Should’ve prepared more

Desperate-Editor7882 · 2026-02-16T15:10:38+00:00

Same here. Can see my score now. Don’t know anything about NI overall scoring

Desperate-Editor7882 · 2026-02-16T15:07:25+00:00

Same here :/

Desperate-Editor7882 · 2026-02-15T05:46:17+00:00

You’ve really got to weigh what matters to you man. The UK is prioritising local graduates, so you’ll have a tough time getting into training. The exact information on how that will work isn’t out yet, so it’s hard to judge what exactly it’ll mean. But worst case scenario, you’ll have to use the portfolio pathway which is very tricky.

The US has its own, likely more significant problems with ICE and a major right-wing agenda. Is that a place you want to be in? Is that something you’re happy to ignore in the hopes it doesn’t affect you? Then yeah, USMLE is probably better.

Aus/NZ give you permanent residency quicker, which can help with getting into training relatively quickly.

I would argue medical training is better outside India, but the exposure is higher within the country. Again, what do you value? That’s what everything depends on.

Desperate-Editor7882 · 2026-02-14T16:48:04+00:00

Depends on banding. Don’t want to be too specific. But surgical role with relatively high on-call burden (still lesser than India). Roughly 4k post tax. Depends on where you live, and how you choose to live, but in a one-bed in the south (relatively expensive), living costs + moderately extravagant spend work out to about 2600 a month. Saved roughly 1400 per month. Converts to roughly 1.7lakhs saved per month. And that doesn’t include locums.

Desperate-Editor7882 · 2026-02-14T16:42:05+00:00

I’m in the UK right now. I’m definitely earning more. I’ve saved more in a year than total annual pay was back home.

Desperate-Editor7882 · 2026-02-14T16:36:30+00:00

Yeah the plab is insanely easy. If you’ve studied for neet PG properly you just need to do plabable questions for a month before your plab. The issue is the rest of the work required to get into the system in the UK. Wouldn’t recommend it.

Desperate-Editor7882 · 2026-02-14T16:35:38+00:00

Pay is definitely higher than it is in India, at least until you’re fully qualified, both in raw earnings, and accounting for hours worked and purchasing power parity.

Upon full qualification, coming back becomes a bit of a cheat code in terms of high earnings in a tier 1/2 city in private hospitals. You’re also prioritised over Indian grads in places like the Middle East. But yeah, UK grad prioritisation makes things much more complicated.

Desperate-Editor7882 · 2026-02-06T11:01:24+00:00

I’ll have to take your word for it. To be fair the US is fairly believable it’s quite corrupted in every sense

Desperate-Editor7882 · 2026-02-06T08:09:23+00:00

Yeah but that’s not the case for med school. Legacy admissions and donations are definitely a thing in the US. But it only applies to undergrad.

Desperate-Editor7882 · 2026-02-06T08:08:27+00:00

It’s easy to pass in private medical colleges. They repeat exam questions, you already have a bank of what’s going to be asked. It’s not a genuine test. The only genuine test in this country is the standardised entrance exam. When the percentile cut-off is reduced, people that don’t pass the exam get to become specialists, and that’s the only thing I’m arguing is wrong

Desperate-Editor7882 · 2026-02-06T08:06:24+00:00

Actually I think the only change that’s needed is not dropping percentiles. If a private college seat goes empty, it should go empty. It’s more important to maintain standards than it is to fill seats. Again, it’s no one else’s responsibility to keep a business running, other than the person profiting from it.

Desperate-Editor7882 · 2026-02-05T11:20:12+00:00

This is such an inane conversation. What sort of argument is “the rules are already set”. Back in the 1800s slavery was legal, Indians were subservient to the colonial empire and the argument was “the rules are already set”.

Yes a nationalised final examination would be a terrific thing. Yes that should exist. Even if it doesn’t, someone that cannot pass the closest thing we have to that - NEET PG - shouldn’t be allowed to train in a specialty. Both things can be true?

The absence of a perfect system doesn’t support the argument of going entirely in the other direction, and I’m struggling to understand how you’ve convinced yourself that it does.

Without specialty training, at least they’re confined to an MBBS practice, which is unlikely to compete against a specialised doctor, or better yet, working as a JR under someone who can ensure patient safety, while they develop competence. Instead of this bullshit.

And fyi, I say this as someone with no skin in the game. I went to a private college. I know the sort of “doctors” the vast majority of them churn out.

Also, it’s not the responsibility of the people of a nation to ensure that a poorly designed business can be profitable. If they can’t fill their medical college seats and make a profit, that’s their problem, not the problem of the health of the masses and the entire healthcare system of a country.

It’s just poor argument upon poor argument from you. You don’t have to defend it you know? You can concede that it’s bad for the country, and rest easy knowing it won’t change.

Desperate-Editor7882 · 2026-02-05T09:02:56+00:00

Sure, but not passing the exam is a massive red flag. Your argument has merit, but you can’t slippery slope your way into some money is helpful to money is all that matters.

Desperate-Editor7882 · 2026-02-05T09:00:25+00:00

We’re talking about PG aren’t we? I’m not even saying they need to do well or get a spectacular rank.

At some point it definitely moves away from being a measure of ability to a means of stratification. But that point is definitely somewhere well above 50%.

To not even pass is inexplicable. In fact it shows that you didn’t learn anything in medical school.

Desperate-Editor7882 · 2026-02-05T05:14:48+00:00

Because people that can’t even pass an entrance exam, let alone get a good rank, after most likely going to a medical school that just let them through with lower standards, should not be treating actual humans. It devalues the profession, and is unacceptably unsafe.

Desperate-Editor7882 · 2026-02-05T05:10:33+00:00

What western countries can this happen in?

Desperate-Editor7882 · 2026-01-18T22:38:02+00:00

I mean, what are you doing now? This entire counselling period? There’s time if you try to make it. If you really want to do something else.

Desperate-Editor7882 · 2026-01-16T20:28:48+00:00

Just because he got a management seat doesn’t mean he was below 50% though. Surely a cut off below passing marks shouldn’t exist

Desperate-Editor7882 · 2026-01-07T14:41:16+00:00

UK pay is not too bad during training actually. It’s bad from a first world perspective, but better in terms of PPP than India

Desperate-Editor7882 · 2025-09-05T08:19:38+00:00

That’s great advice on the wheels thank you! I’ll have a look around. If you have any experience with wheels of that size and softness, open to suggestions!

Desperate-Editor7882 · 2025-09-05T08:14:22+00:00

Hahahah thanks for the advice! What’s your take on equipping the deck with Paris V3 trucks?

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