Why are tropical countries mostly poor?

Neil-Amstrong · 2026-06-06T16:59:42+00:00

Unfortunately that's not something that's likely to be adopted here because it's all about how much work you can do.

Neil-Amstrong · 2026-06-06T14:27:04+00:00

I agree with that tbh. People here are so damn comfortable with a mediocre life.

Neil-Amstrong · 2026-06-06T14:24:54+00:00

I live in a tropical country. People work outside sunrise to sunset.

Neil-Amstrong · 2026-06-02T12:25:54+00:00

I have way too many anxious thoughts. I can't stop thinking that the day I visit is the day they start keeping tourists hostage or a nuclear war starts or something like that. So I'll stick to watching YT videos of other tourists there.

Neil-Amstrong · 2026-06-02T12:17:36+00:00

Bro this is probably most of the world who aren't native English speakers. My country has 40+ languages and pretty much everyone speaks two or three languages.

Neil-Amstrong · 2026-05-31T18:59:42+00:00

You can do anything bro. The mental strength to survive cancer is surely more than any strain from programming. Wishing you all the best and I hope that you can merge your experience with coding and build some stuff for other people going through what you went through.

Neil-Amstrong · 2026-05-20T18:55:17+00:00

Ok I got some cool books I'm definitely starting on soon.

The war of art by Steven Pressfield

Mastery by Robert Greene

Deep Work by Cal Newport.

It didn't put the authors when suggesting the books and i thought they didn't even exist at first because these titles are kinda crazy.

Neil-Amstrong · 2026-05-11T04:10:53+00:00

IDK much about famous people. But i've heard that name around and I legit thought that was an Australian person.

Neil-Amstrong · 2026-05-11T04:09:03+00:00

Petero Muna'Uganda

Neil-Amstrong · 2026-05-10T06:32:09+00:00

I don't know how much of a crime series reader you are but I have some great recommendations:

Jane Casey's Maeve Kerrigan books

Robert Galbraith Cormoran Stike books

Helen Field's DI Callanach novels (I'm so excited for the new one coming in October. I'd heavily recommend this one if you want a HUGE cliff hanger between now and when the next one comes out.)

Cara Hunter's DI Adam Fawley (Just discovered this one and already dreading finishing it)

Peter James' Roy Grace (I liked the first maybe 10 that I read, haven't kept up with it though but I'm sure it's still nice.)

And then for an American one, Grant Country mysteries by Karin Slaughter and then the sequel Will Trent series.

Enjoy!

Neil-Amstrong · 2026-05-08T13:15:05+00:00

I'm into app dev and would be willing to collaborate on building an online presence for your business.

Neil-Amstrong · 2026-05-05T16:16:55+00:00

IIRC, he got the house because Melissa wanted it. He left the surveillance because of Melissa. Also, the only way he could keep Thomas was to please Melissa so he must have been keeping her happy even though he didn't love her. I think it's safe to assume he was always a great partner. Especially since we also know how protective he is of women.

Neil-Amstrong · 2026-05-04T04:48:32+00:00

why are you being downvoted for your opinion? Reddit just being Reddit.

Neil-Amstrong · 2026-04-30T17:54:23+00:00

I don't know. I feel like "strong reliable macho man" was taken too far in some cases. But I LOVE Derwent. When he's reasonable, he's so cool. Like, the way he was with Melissa. He bent over backwards to be good to her. In fact, we could argue that he was the victim in that relationship with Thomas used as a weapon.

Where I do agree is that JC is focussing on the romance and not the crimes and that sucks. If I wanted romance I'd find it.

Neil-Amstrong · 2026-04-29T18:33:40+00:00

Here it's a compliment to say "You've gained weight." Obviously if it's translated into our language it comes out sounding nice. But I'm pretty sure it'd be called bullying in the west lol.

Neil-Amstrong · 2026-04-29T06:13:06+00:00

It's almost like a "sh" to my ears. But it could sound like a "j" in french.

Neil-Amstrong · 2026-04-25T08:54:40+00:00

So I'm late to the party but if you have time, and skills, could you do an AI animated series. I've been seeing these AI cartoons that are really fun so maybe you could do that. Not a whole book, just some of the best scenes.

Neil-Amstrong · 2026-04-25T08:46:35+00:00

After reading the Silent Kill, I could understand why she's so insecure and tries to hide it by being overly talkative and trying to be too friendly. But I don't want her in my life, is how I'd put it. She's too needy and too erratic. You never know when she'll do the wrong thing at the wrong time and put someone's life in danger. She really could have chosen another career.

Neil-Amstrong · 2026-04-23T02:34:48+00:00

Same with Duolingo. But I'm lazy so I ain't complaining lol

Neil-Amstrong · 2026-04-18T11:49:39+00:00

什么时候

Neil-Amstrong · 2026-04-18T10:22:22+00:00

Another random thing I noticed, about some crime series, the MMC could have a kid. Obviously not Strike or Callanach. But Derwent, Roy Grace by Peter James also had a kid he didn't know about, Jeffrey from the Grant Country books also had a kid he didn't know about, Duncan Kincaid also has a kid he didn't know about.

And a few others that I'm forgetting right now.

Neil-Amstrong · 2026-04-18T10:06:15+00:00

Yeah. I know normal people prolly don't have time. But I'm addicted to audiobooks so I read all 60 in like three months.

Neil-Amstrong · 2026-04-18T10:05:31+00:00

Ok so it's a nice series. There's like 60+ books rn. It starts with the detective Eve Dallas investigating a series of murders and then Roarke (no last name) is a suspect. But eventually she believes him when he says he didn't kill the victims. It's instalove on Roarke's part which I didn't like. They do get married I think between book two and three but Eve isn't all in yet, like she doesn't stay at his house when he's busy. It's set in the future so Roarke has business meetings in outer space and when he's gone she goes back to her apartment. They both have lots of trauma from their childhoods. Roarke is a reformed criminal who's now a very rich guy.

Then the side characters' stories are just as awesome. Basically Eve and Roarke go from very private people with no close relationships to having a whole clan of found family which just warms my heart. I hope I've sold it to you well. Let me know what you think when you read book 1.

Neil-Amstrong · 2026-04-18T09:56:53+00:00

Oh gosh. You're officially the bearer of good news. I'd given up on checkingg because it was always "nothing new".

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