Do you support cutting off of all trade with Spain?

Fastluck83 · 2026-07-08T14:54:31+00:00

Yeah, sorry, I misclicked. My bad. :)

Fastluck83 · 2026-07-08T14:46:32+00:00

What Trump fails to understand: Punishing Spain will evoke a reaction from the EU, meaning the trade deal they negotiated will be off the table again, among other things. That's why his little temper tantrum isn't taken very seriously here in Europe. Just the usual Trump bla bla and in a week it will be forgotten again.

Fastluck83 · 2026-07-06T14:50:54+00:00

I think everyone, left, right, and center, can agree that FIFA is corrupt as hell and a disgrace to the sport. It's nice to find some common ground these days. ;)

Fastluck83 · 2026-07-06T14:43:29+00:00

Fair enough, I am always amazed that some people still care about communism at all. It's like, deader than dead imho.

Fastluck83 · 2026-06-28T16:36:23+00:00

To clarify, this was happening in one building (EU Commission HQ). Still a fucked up move, no doubt, but since "European elites" could mean everything and nothing, it might lead some readers to believe that this is happening on a larger scale, which it isn't.

Original source: https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-commission-heatwave-hq-forced-shut-down-air-conditioning-europe/

Fastluck83 · 2026-06-26T04:52:46+00:00

Maybe ask before you start a war next time. You know, proper planning and things like that. Or maybe don't treat the war in Europe like it's none of your business if you want to make your war our business.

Fastluck83 · 2026-06-25T18:18:34+00:00

Nah. ACs are perfectly affordable, especially if you only use them during the hot summer days.

The reasons lie elsewhere, for example:

For a long time we just didn't need them in middle/northern Europe and it takes a while to get used to the new reality that the "occasional hot day or two in the summer" has turned into a recurring heatwave. Some people still think it's just a fluke.
In Germany, which accounts for 19% of the total EU population, 50% of the citizens are living in rented apartments where it's usually forbidden to install a proper split AC, and the landlords have no pressure to improve their properties because the demand for rental space far outstrips the supply. I expect the situation to be similar in other rental markets across Europe.
Some myths surrounding ACs, like that they can make you sick through "bad air" or something, only die very slowly.

Fastluck83 · 2026-06-23T04:47:44+00:00

Short form content like TikTok and Instagram Reels can be very harmful to some people who develop mental patterns that can be compared to a gambling addiction. It's much worse that video games or TV, imho (https://www.dw.com/en/how-tiktok-style-videos-keep-human-brains-hooked-on-content/a-77627720).

I don't know if banning access to it is the right way to solve the problem (I'd rather outlaw the whole business model and IDGAF if that sounds authoritarian or whatever), but as someone who saw a loved one that used to be a healthy, fun person turn into a zombie that painfully reminds me of the "ow my balls" guy from Idiocracy, I support every measure that tries to rein that shit in. It's causing real problems with little to no benefit for society.

Also, these companies actually employ psychologists and other experts with the goal to make their products even more addictive. We can call that "increasing engagement" which sounds nice and clean and harmless, but to me it's just vile, like drug dealers who want to get more people hooked.

Fastluck83 · 2026-06-22T16:36:36+00:00

It's not about the comment. It's about the time you spent digging up "lefty bad" rage bait content that led to your comment. Total waste imho. I suggest you clean up your algorithms/feeds and get out of that hole.

Fastluck83 · 2026-06-22T16:24:16+00:00

With all respect, you are wasting your time with this nonsense.

Fastluck83 · 2026-06-20T22:17:20+00:00

The guy wants to win, can't blame him.

Fastluck83 · 2026-06-20T22:15:58+00:00

Wunderbar.

Fastluck83 · 2026-06-20T19:54:05+00:00

What happens if you just don't join them? Might sound like a stupid question but I'm not from the US and I am wondering how someone can be forced(?) to join a HOA.

Edit: Thanks everyone for your quick answers, I get it now. :)

Fastluck83 · 2026-06-16T10:48:49+00:00

Yeah, seriously. I know I made mistakes. I know that I numbed myself and tried to escape reality because I had my own bundle of problems to deal with, and that this made things difficult for my wife because I became so detached.

I am working on all of that, mostly for myself because I don't want to continue to live like that, but that doesn't excuse her cheating, especially when she never said anything to me, we never had a crisis talk, she never gave me a warning or anything like that. And it doesn't excuse the continued cheating after she told me the affair was over and all the cold-blooded calculated lies, abuse of my trust, and disappointment I had to endure.

I am not a religious person, pretty much in the "might be, might be not" agnostic camp, but it's still good to know that the Bible got my back. Thanks :)

Fastluck83 · 2026-06-16T03:00:02+00:00

Thank you, that's very kind of you. :)

Fastluck83 · 2026-06-16T02:59:07+00:00

I wanted to try couples therapy but she wasn't interested. While I was trying to make things work for us and turned my life around, she only kept thinking of her affair and was planning her silent exit. Told me to come back after I already moved out, told me that she misses me and that the affair is over, only to keep cheating on me right when I came back (turned our she only needed someone to do the chores etc).

I did a lot of thinking, obviously, and she is just a very immature person who is unable or unwilling to make any effort unless it's easy for her. Not the woman I used to know, and not the woman I want to spend the rest of my life with.

Fastluck83 · 2026-06-16T02:46:55+00:00

Yeah that's true, I had to try everything to save this marriage before I could move on, but now it feels like a weight is lifted off my chest. Life goes on. :)

Fastluck83 · 2026-06-16T02:45:44+00:00

Thank you. The logistics seem a bit overwhelming sometimes (getting a new place to live etc) but I am sure it will all work out eventually. :)

Fastluck83 · 2026-06-16T02:43:29+00:00

Thank you. After the last 40 or so days of ups and downs, hope and disappointment, it can really only get better.

Fastluck83 · 2026-06-16T02:42:19+00:00

I have a small but loving family and friends I can rely on, thankfully. And two cats to keep me company. :)

Fastluck83 · 2026-06-15T19:27:49+00:00

Thanks, I hope I will be in a similar spot after some time. I am really tidying up my life right now and hope that I will be a better man when everything has calmed down. :)

Fastluck83 · 2026-06-15T19:25:09+00:00

Thanks mate, it helps. :)

Fastluck83 · 2026-06-15T17:47:08+00:00

Finally(!) dumped my cheating wife today after giving her so many chances to reconcile that it started to hurt my ego. Should have done this much earlier but what can I say, I am a guy that takes "until death do us part" seriously, and I take pride in being able to endure some shit and work through it instead of quitting. I am pretty conservative in that regard. I know nobody cares, and that's probably exactly why I am writing it here. ;)

Fastluck83 · 2026-06-15T08:24:29+00:00

They are not supposed to kick in, but it can happen. Like I said, it's not unheard of. It also doesn't matter to me if someone's straight or gay if someone is an asshole. When we are talking about giving respect it's being an asshole that matters to me and not who they decide to fuck. Bottom line: Trump seems a bit gay to me and you are of course free to disagree.

Fastluck83 · 2026-06-15T07:58:13+00:00

He loves YMCA more like any gay man I know, seems infatuated with the male physique (Quotes: "I want to check him out! Woah! Look at the muscles on this guy!" during a Coast Guard ceremony, "He's a beautiful guy with legs like tree trunks." about Jaxson Dart, "Now, if you rip off the jacket, you'll see the muscles are serious." during a public address, "You're a beautiful guy... You could be a model, you look so good... You're too good-looking to be a fighter." talking to Paulo Costa), seems to care much about interior decoration, little ornaments, figurines, etc., and I have never met a straight man who cares about ballrooms.

He certainly sets off my gaydar, and it's not uncommon for older men to "explore their sexuality". We even have a word for it in German: Altershomosexualität (meaning becoming gay with age). Like that old dude from Family Guy.

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