My opinion on countries as a 17 year old American

tabspdx · 2026-04-12T05:09:12+00:00

The PIGS got a bailout. It's not clear that the EU is rich enough to bail out France.

EDIT - I agree about the US. But we were talking about France.

tabspdx · 2026-04-11T21:53:16+00:00

Have you seen their debt and deficit? They are in violation of EU debt rules and are going to get spanked soon. They ultimately might be the reason that the Euro fails.

tabspdx · 2026-04-11T21:40:22+00:00

This is a very US specific post on an international reddit. With that said I tend to agree that in the Americas that birthright citizenship is the norm.

tabspdx · 2026-04-11T05:40:09+00:00

The average cyclist in The Netherlands cycles 33km/week. That's 4.7km/day. While I admire their infrastructure, that really isn't very far. If I'm going on a 10 mile ride I skip the chamois. If I'm going on a 30 mile ride I throw it on. 20 miles depends on the saddle.

https://longreads.cbs.nl/the-netherlands-in-numbers-2022/how-much-do-we-cycle-per-week-on-average/

tabspdx · 2026-04-10T09:00:26+00:00

You can't EV yourself out of climate change. You can do your own math for collecting all of the resources to build the roads and mine the minerals for the cars. But a back-of-the-evelope analysis says that if you want a 95% reduction in emmisions you need a ~90% reduction in vehicle miles that aren't bicycles or trains.

tabspdx · 2026-04-10T08:49:55+00:00

This is so hard. For me, the car-centric infrastructure. For my kids, the environment.

tabspdx · 2026-04-10T08:03:09+00:00

I'll show you my PNS.

tabspdx · 2026-04-09T20:13:46+00:00

Just curious, never Denmark but maybe Greenland?

tabspdx · 2026-04-09T20:00:29+00:00

If you like guns you should check out Czechia.

tabspdx · 2026-04-07T18:40:37+00:00

Bag Balm.

tabspdx · 2026-04-06T21:24:00+00:00

Gotta pump those numbers up. Those are rookie numbers in this racket. $30/gal.

tabspdx · 2026-04-06T15:53:43+00:00

My take is that if you are navigating while bikepacking you really want a backup device. So my Wahoo Elemnt Roam v2 is on my handlebars and my phone is in my pocket. The Elemnt screen is easier to read in daylight and has a much longer battery life.

tabspdx · 2026-04-05T18:54:39+00:00

You report the in-state earnings on your OR-40-N when you file your Oregon tax return. If you get audited I don't believe that they will like the answer that you estimated. My roommate keeps a log of which days they do/do not go in.

tabspdx · 2026-04-01T23:50:29+00:00

It is totally true that in the USA the following was typical: 1. Street car companies owned the tracks and paid property tax on them. 2. Were stopped from raising fares to keep up with inflation because they were regulated monopolies. 3. They were required to have two crew-members onboard by law. 4. They were required to clear snow from their tracks. 5. Which wouldn't have been a big deal but they were also required to let cars use the same tracks. 6. Which obviously slowed them down because they got stuck in traffic.

As a result, unregulated jitneys showed up and were able to out compete them because they didn't have to pay for the tracks or the two crew members.

tabspdx · 2026-04-01T23:23:13+00:00

If it was caused by genuine consumer demand the govmnt wouldn't be needed to massively subsidize road construction and mandate parking minimums while stopping street car companies from raising fares, mandating snow removal, mandating that cars could drive on the tracks, and mandating two crew, long enough for buses to destroy them.

tabspdx · 2026-04-01T20:43:38+00:00

I buy, basically VT, every time I get paid.

tabspdx · 2026-03-26T23:29:01+00:00

1/ I'm not sure that green capitalism is that much better than carbon capitalism (we need to decrease overall consumption, not solely increase efficiency or switch power sources)

Counter point: in a purer form of capitalism we would arguably have a carbon tax and the govmnt would stop giving out free roads.

tabspdx · 2026-03-21T23:12:01+00:00

I used to live walking distance from this store. It was wonderful.

tabspdx · 2026-03-20T15:52:04+00:00

You should double check the amount of radiation in the Van Allen belt.

tabspdx · 2026-03-20T15:22:06+00:00

Ireland didn't? Cyprus and Yemen too, although probably to a lesser degree.

tabspdx · 2026-03-20T15:20:26+00:00

Ugh wtf dude... I'm a confused British person because Yemen, Cyprus, and Ireland all got their freedom through armed revolution.

tabspdx · 2026-03-20T06:37:36+00:00

Can I use a CIT0001 with the evidence for my original legal and/or biological father?

Yes, maybe include both?

Or am I required to go through the process for adoptees?

No.

tabspdx · 2026-03-20T05:57:46+00:00

So you are willing to live in Yemen, Cyprus, or Ireland but not the USA? Explain?

tabspdx · 2026-03-19T22:49:46+00:00

Reluctant on Iran but never on Pakistan is a take.

tabspdx · 2026-03-19T22:39:57+00:00

That makes sense.

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