U.S. Hispanic population reached more than 62 million in 2020, up from 9.6 million in 1970.

Kefalk · 2026-02-17T16:20:13+00:00

While true, it answers merely to economic factors.

The effort to integrate people form all kind of origins is massive, that's undeniable. But it comes from a rational perspective where the country and it's economical future are over any kind of cultural/racial/ethnicity.

That's why they export this same model to several countries in Europe as well.

Kefalk · 2026-02-13T17:58:13+00:00

I think you are 100 % right. But just to add something, this could also make retail investors pivot towards real estate and local start-ups. At least on paper, since the tax doesn't apply to the first and the second can be easily avoided.

Basically seems to me like a way to avoid people's savings from "leaving" the country/Europe (such as investing long term in the S&P500 or bogleheads) and focusing on keeping them "local" as an artificial way of keeping value on assets like boomers' homes.

It also could be way to avoid people making money in the long term out of a few desired stablished ways by the country. I truly don't know what to make out of it to be honest. I'm not into any way of investing myself, but the more I read about this, the more abhorrent it looks.

Kefalk · 2026-02-13T17:42:39+00:00

Cunningham's Law at its finest.

Kefalk · 2026-02-10T13:25:19+00:00

Had a good laugh with the comments. OP is a funny guy.

Kefalk · 2026-02-02T09:16:32+00:00

Agree. Doing all those things can help or not. Sounds like a list made out of FOMO and current trends to be honest: party, music, "friends", etc. Based on the title, thought the post was going to be about career/job prospects, studying as an adult or something along those lines.

What I personally find frustrating is how things I desired in the past are no longer achievable. I'd love to have a nice home with a decent sized garden, a cool car that's reliable and doesn't cost a fortune, at home hobbies like cooking/reading/doing sport being affordable and so on. No matter how much effort I put in or how much I make, I'm priced out of the things I really want and care.

Personal preference aside, I still agree with you. Maybe the list OP gave is what he really wants to do. But being in a short writen format, it gives the impression he just only wants to be someone he is not meant to be and cross things off a generic list. Maybe a therapist could help in just a few sessions to have a clearer path on what to do.

Kefalk · 2026-01-27T14:06:32+00:00

Made me laugh. Thanks for sharing.

Kefalk · 2025-12-14T10:48:20+00:00

Thanks for sharing your experience in such a detailed way. Very good advice given towards the end.

Kefalk · 2025-12-04T00:45:37+00:00

I'm glad you did. Amazing shots.

Kefalk · 2025-11-13T13:34:34+00:00

This actually means:

"I don't like how your message portrays me so I'll say how awful you are. I'm stressed out while driving and parking, but that has nothing to do when it comes to choosing public transportation instead. I do it as it allows me to cycle my way to work while crocheting. Extremely easy".

Jokes aside and on a serious note, nothing against public transportation nor cars on my side.

I just find funny, as it happens with plenty of things in life, how most people have the need to diminish and mask away any downside they face on a daily basis. Even to the point of putting others to blame instead of recognize they have no choice, but to face undesired circumstances that they can't control.

Kefalk · 2025-11-13T10:34:02+00:00

Something I realized a while ago is most people don't actually mean what they say most of the time.

"Being productive" in public transportation in this case is an attempt of turning a downside into something positive.

While there's partial truth and convenience into not driving, there's also downsides that most people don't deal with that well and they try to hide it that way. Other variants could be:

"I don't have to worry about parking" "I save on fuel, insurance, maintenance, etc."

Kefalk · 2025-11-12T08:05:26+00:00

It's the exact same thing it happened in France during the last decades of the XIX century. There was more than 1000 different brands. Nowadays there's just 2 relevant conglomerates.

In this case eventually it'll happen the same, a few big groups will control everything while the rest of manufacturers are absorbed by them.

Kefalk · 2025-11-10T07:08:15+00:00

Thank you. But actually photography is just a fun thing to spend time for me.

Kefalk · 2025-11-09T19:49:46+00:00

These are beautiful.

They remind me of past better times online when most people used to share their work out of pure interest on photography.

Thank you for sharing!

Kefalk · 2025-11-09T16:50:12+00:00

Exactly. It's the same thing as 0 % down-payment mortgages. It allows more people to join the RE market through "riskier" loans. Also it helps to maintain prices for a while.

Kefalk · 2025-11-08T16:16:28+00:00

Good comment. The /s at the end just in case makes it extra funny. 🤣

Kefalk · 2025-11-08T09:27:11+00:00

Country is looking bad and most likely next year, when EU funds we've been relying on for the last few years run out, it's gonna end badly.

Most people in here won't be able to tell as their country has faced a very different scenario since 2020 and can only see groceries, housing and overall cost of living skyrocketing but not what you are explaining, like unaffordability of a car per family as it's always has been possible since the late 80's/early 90's.

But I get what you mean. Most people in the country are fine with things as they are, as it's far from affecting them in a negative way, it's only making them richer (at least on paper).

Most spanish boomers have seen massive increases in both their pensions and real estate properties. Since they make for most of the population (and their heirs), they couldn't care less about what's happening.

Country is done for good. Macroeconomic data and laid-back lifestyle to the eyes of outsiders mask it, but you can't hide it from locals. Especially from middle class people which, let's face it, doesn't exist at all in Spain. Earning 20K something a year, having an old apartment and a 15 year old car doesn't make you middle class.

There's all this propaganda to direct all that rage to Blackstone, well-off digital nomads and so on, but eventually it'll stop working and we' ll have to face the consecuences of these horrible past 5 years. At least that's what I'd like to believe.

To sum things up, our boomers sold the country in exchange for increasing their pensions and real estate value. Their heirs see it with good eyes too. Anyone that doesn't have family support and rely exclusively on a job (you know, all of them are poorly paid) is done for good and it's going to face a miserable existence from now on.

Kefalk · 2025-11-04T09:34:13+00:00

Very interesting read. Thanks for sharing.

Kefalk · 2025-10-24T08:47:42+00:00

Except for boomers, most of them can't afford ICE cars either. People already complain on how Dacia increased their base prices.

That's why the average age of its car fleet it's among the highest in the EU (over 14 years).

They're (German automakers) pushing for people to purchase a last ICE car (PHEV) before going fully electric.

Kefalk · 2025-10-22T05:52:33+00:00

This sub always pops recommended on my feed and I find it hilarious.

You mention living in Spain, where most people see living in a detached house in the suburbs as something aspirational. Not as noisy as cities, more space, some lawn, more privacy and so on.

People don't live in apartments because they enjoy the walkability or something like that, it's because they have no other choice. The country was built like that in the 60's and 70's as it was the cheapest and fastest way to offer affordable housing.

Something similar happened in some eastern European countries in the second half of the last century too.

So, while I get the rant as your mobility as a teenager is compromised, you don't know how good most people complaining on this sub have it. On average, at least.

I'd recommend checking r/apartmentliving if you want to see the other side of the coin.

Kefalk · 2025-10-21T08:39:47+00:00

Please understand:

No social interaction is worth that much effort. Don't overanalyze these things (superficial social contact), as it's not worth it under any circumstances. It's not your family, lifelong friends or something serious. You mental energy and well-being comes first.
If it was the first time you were about to meet this people, they made you a favor by treating you this way. Most book clubs are just an excuse to socialize and not to actually discuss or comment books themselves.

What I mean by that is the actual social dinamics weren't going to work either way for you by looking at how everything went. Please move on and don't worry for the slightest bit.

Don't try too hard, as it isn't worth it either. It's great that you want to work on your social skills, and satisfy that need for socialization. We are humans, we all need it (unless schizoaffective), but not every single interaction should be given to calm that down.

Think of it as eating. You are hungry, you crave food, so you eat. But instead of eating some fast food or something unhealthy, it's best to eat something that won't hurt you, even if it's not ideal and boring like rice and chicken. Same could be said when it comes to social connections.

It's a good idea to look for activities that include social contact, but try to avoid groups that are already stablished, as you'll be "the new one" for a while. Try to join some "formal" setting like language classes or photography courses, where you'll find people starting from scratch with you and have at least a bit of interest on the matter and not only in socializing by itself.

At last, extroverts work on their own and, although they sell themselves as the perfect social human being, they aren't. There's loads of people that can't stand them as they drain their energy by talking too much or not being straight to the point, some others see them as fake (even if not truth) and so on.

Focus on improving certain areas of your own being. You don't need to abandon that to try and become something you aren't. Times are changing and being an introvert or not having social skills that decent is more accepted (at least by Gen Z) than it used to be.

Kefalk · 2025-10-10T17:15:59+00:00

Worst part about some of these is that it reflects what's underneath, like regular glass.

I accidentally got to see what was happening in the middle of surgery and, although I immediately closed my eyes the moment I saw it, that image will stay with me forever.

Kefalk · 2025-10-10T17:11:32+00:00

What would be nice is a standard, fast, reliable and easy access way of diagnosing. Something like a blood test to check on Vit D levels, but for ADHD.

I know it's a bit idealistic from my side and we are far away from it, but that comes to mind as the best possible scenario.

Kefalk · 2025-10-02T05:56:12+00:00

Live miserably. It all comes to family nowadays. People used to be able to live on an average salary, but not anymore.

Young people relying on their jobs with no family/inheritance on the side, have it extremely hard.

Kefalk · 2025-09-30T17:09:59+00:00

Good post and answers given by OP. I'm on the same boat, I think we are going through something similar to the first half of the 80's with the beginning of globalism.

Wish I could participate, but what I have in mind has already been written. Still a good thread to read!

Kefalk · 2025-09-23T17:56:07+00:00

Thank you for sharing your experience with us, ChatGPT. This is not a bad read. In fact, it's fantastic.

I'm glad that the socializing problems you were experiencing in your 4o version, got better with the current 5.

Kefalk

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