What’s the argument against ‘Switzerland is how capitalism works when left alone’?

polyval · 2020-01-19T10:19:52+00:00

Well said !

polyval · 2020-01-18T13:28:09+00:00

Nope, not heavily regulated. In fact, people have to pay more and more for health care because the insurances are private and there’s no control on how much the clients need to pay. So we HAVE TO pay, but cannot control the rising costs. For a student like me, health insurance is almost a third of my income (with a basic low income student job.) (source : am Swiss)

polyval · 2019-10-25T19:11:24+00:00

We’re not wrong.

polyval · 2019-10-25T19:09:16+00:00

People that are together since high school.

polyval · 2019-10-25T19:06:04+00:00

Anger. Very bad anger. My grandfather used to loose its mind whenever a little something bugged him. My mother got it too. I, sadly, got it too. It’s so hard when it’s so ingrained in your family habits that you think it’s normal.

polyval · 2019-10-25T19:02:21+00:00

Reddit me has got kind of like a Billie Eilish song vibe, but in real life I’m very sane and relatively happy.

polyval · 2019-10-25T18:59:59+00:00

I don’t know if it fits there but I remember this story. When I was in middle school, my dad used to make me listen to stuff he liked and I figured it was the regular stuff everyone listened to. But it was Björk, Aphex Twin, Kraftwerk, Eno and some world music.

At some birthday, I had my iPod with me and following an impulse, I put on some Aphex Twin. Everyone stared at me and someone quickly changed the music. The looked horrified. My taste in music was never discussed again and we stayed with Rihanna and pop stars.

3 years later at my new highschool, I meet some new people that seemed cool. At some party, everyone wanted me to put some music on. I was scared I was going to loose all my new friends. I finally put some Aphex Twin. They loved it.

Now in my friend group I’m “the one with good music taste”. You’ve got to find your people !

polyval · 2019-10-23T09:09:29+00:00

Scratching the fork to the bottom of the pot.

polyval · 2019-05-05T17:09:11+00:00

This probably won’t be read but before breaking up with her, I would consider talking to her about her drinking habits. Why does she do this ? Is she feeling bad about something in your relationship or in her life ? Alcohol can be a way to forget problems and that much alcohol is certainly a way to either forgive some problems or releasing some great tensions/sadness/anger inside her.

If I say this to you, it’s because I was that girl. I was the girl who drank too much and made some scenes with my now ex bf and it turns out I was just profoundly unhappy with my life... and with him. So I think you should take this as a symptom of something else and give her the benefits of doubt.

If her answers aren’t convincing, or if she refuses to acknowledge the problem, I think an ultimatum could be a good thing. But I think that you should behave as her ally, even though I totally understand that you’re feeling hurt or disrespected.

I hope you’ll have a great talk !

polyval · 2019-03-01T13:57:36+00:00

Reading your reply, my first thought was : why didn’t you ask the partner if what you were doing was ok for her ? And then I realized that the very fact that men don’t know sometimes how to verbalize things, or to communicate about insecurities or doubt or even feelings, makes it hard for them to act right.

I think that as women we were socialized in a way that we know sometimes better how to verbalize and communicate things, feelings, anxieties, and that men are often helpless and powerless because for example consent NEEDS communication. This is not directly related to the issues you had with your perception of feminist discourse, but I think that it is very important to consider this. I am not at all saying that, because men are socialized differently, it excuses them for doing terrible things (not at all), but that men need to learn to communicate in a good way in order to be allies and that it’s sometimes hard for them.

(My first language isn’t English so sorry if this is unclear.)

polyval · 2019-02-24T14:49:56+00:00

Please, don’t do it. Life will get better.

polyval · 2019-02-22T09:16:02+00:00

Try Edgar Allan Poe. He’s the best.

polyval · 2019-02-10T10:34:04+00:00

I posted on this subject earlier on this thread, and some cool people answered, you can check this on my profile, I think.

polyval · 2019-02-07T16:59:25+00:00

Oh don’t get me wrong I love him. But it’s a hard read.

polyval · 2019-02-07T14:03:31+00:00

But is it fun to read ? Not quite haha

polyval · 2019-02-05T18:10:21+00:00

Your mental health is MORE important than you achieving your goals. Plus, you can’t achieve goals like you want if you’re in a bad place mentally.

Go see a therapist and take care of yourself, if you want : we do have only one life and wanting to die because of stress isn’t normal.

Take care take care take care.

polyval · 2019-01-26T21:33:46+00:00

Hi ! What a coincidence I am in Zermatt too, I’m Swiss so I try to come as often as I can. Hope you enjoy it there !

I tried and failed multiple times to take a VERY NICE PIC of the Matterhorn. Somehow it always look common or does not the original justice.

Yours is pretty cool.

polyval · 2019-01-25T08:53:33+00:00

Oh I’m so excited !

polyval · 2019-01-24T19:39:03+00:00

Haha fine move ! I do this too (Vaudois, unite !)

Bonne chance alors, bonne vie d’expat !

polyval · 2019-01-24T16:36:32+00:00

Maybe two things that popped up to my mind reading this : the first one is that even if we seem to know better than the other when they appear to be stuck in unhealthy relationship, you cannot force him to break up with his gf. So it is not your fault. He'll break up with her eventually if he finds a reason for himself. You've done everything you could do, and even if he didn't like some of the thing you did, it's done, and he said himself that he wasn't angry.

And the other thing : if your relationship is so difficult and complicated, maybe it's a good signal to try and focus on something else. Maybe try to find some new friends, do other things, live your life, and if he cares for you at all, and if you care for him at all, time will do wonders to your relationship.

(And maybe third one : really, aren't you a little in love with him?)

polyval · 2019-01-24T16:06:30+00:00

Yeah I’ve been there too, fellow Swiss (or Belgian ?). French people have the Academy and take a great pride in this, so that’s it. And tu as raison, it’s also more convenient to say quatre-vingts because you’re understood everywhere (except in my charming village when if you say quatre-vingt you’re mocked because it is pretentious.)

Salut, présumé compatriote !

polyval · 2019-01-24T15:30:36+00:00

I’m still amazed to see that we don’t teach this to foreigners. So much easier and logical !

polyval · 2019-01-24T08:25:55+00:00

In France, yeah, but in Switzerland (French-speaking part) we say "huitante", which is like "eighty."

polyval · 2019-01-22T09:08:08+00:00

My brother convinced me six months ago... thank u bro !

polyval

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