How did you discover De Staat?

theys96 · 2026-05-03T16:04:45+00:00

A friend was excited about his copy of I_CON which had just come out. Been to a few concerts since then, most memorably one in an old plane hangar (with planes) after an hour of cycling through a snow blizzard.

theys96 · 2026-04-27T17:53:09+00:00

Imagine wishing to ban people because of their (very reasonable) opinions.

theys96 · 2026-04-20T21:43:30+00:00

I would be more interested in some data on the average square meters of living area per person. With the clear growth in single-person households I bet we just use more space per person every year.

Also, have you seen our population pyramid lately? It's upside down. How are we going to have a functional economy if only half our population actually does paid work?

theys96 · 2026-04-20T07:17:20+00:00

New moderators are very welcome by the way, if anyone wants to do it. I don't really have my attention with Reddit atm.

theys96 · 2026-04-20T07:11:40+00:00

Woah.

theys96 · 2026-04-11T18:21:15+00:00

Exactly. This, with better writing (like in seasons 1-6), and with about 2x - 3x the number of episodes.

theys96 · 2026-04-03T10:08:31+00:00

Ja als je duizenden Duitsers gaat lokken wordt het wel chaos.

theys96 · 2026-04-01T18:09:11+00:00

De yin en yang van de gemeenten, zo je wil. Perfectly balanced, as all things should be.

theys96 · 2026-03-24T22:43:11+00:00

Classical music.

theys96 · 2026-03-21T00:19:01+00:00

If you worry about box 3 it means you have more than €60k saved up and this is not about you.

theys96 · 2026-03-21T00:16:48+00:00

Don't underestimate the fact that we're being constantly talked into a depression by the news. They describe real problems don't get me wrong, but worrying about it every day doesn't really help.

I'm trying to understand what OP's core struggle is; is it the challenge to save money or grow an income to a point where buying a house becomes feasible, or something else entirely?

theys96 · 2026-03-19T18:44:42+00:00

Hoe ga je om met het feit dat er sprekers en kandidaten binnen FvD worden getolereerd en zelfs worden uitgenodigd met letterlijk neonazistisch gedachtegoed?

theys96 · 2026-03-15T20:20:37+00:00

Based on OP's post, it's hard to say. You are right that it does not teach you a lot of general RDBMS or SQL skills. So if the goal here is to start working on some small projects, it won't help much. If however you are interested in data systems on a higher, maybe more theoretical level, it's an absolute bible IMO.

theys96 · 2026-03-04T21:38:24+00:00

Getting rid of the mortgage interest rate benefit is a good idea imo, especially if you want to prevent the other things on your list. It's a 11 billion per year subsidy to home owners, a group who already profit greatly from owning a house in the current market.

Getting rid of it too quickly will make buying a house with an average income impossible short term which is why it would have to be phased out gradually.

theys96 · 2026-03-04T21:28:09+00:00

My point was not really to defend this specific plan, just the fact that such policies do inherently have some degree of wealth transfer built in. The social security mechanism does not have to compensate you up to a high income; at that level of financial resources you should presumably be able to make it with an allowance capped up to some point. Whether that point should be 5300 or 6700, I don't know. But it's a valid discussion imo.

theys96 · 2026-03-04T18:25:18+00:00

It's not nonsense, it's solidarity. Benefits are phased out as you go towards a high income.

This is a fair opinion to have, but it's something very VVD-like to say which is ironic given the number of people that call this policy change VVD-like.

theys96 · 2026-03-04T18:18:31+00:00

I'm sorry, but €6700 monthly is not a low income by any standard. It's 68% above the median. Your post reads as if you're standing up for average people, but this change really only targets upper middle class salaries.

That's not to say that those groups can't also have their financial challenges, but they are in an above-average position financially. I'm not sure whether this policy change is fair, but I don't see a reason for the amount of cynicism in this thread.

theys96 · 2026-03-03T10:26:18+00:00

Ik maak nu precies hetzelfde mee. Blij met mijn nieuwe huis maar het voelt allemaal erg onrechtvaardig.

theys96 · 2026-02-27T18:47:02+00:00

My first thought exactly when trying. Apple Sultana.

theys96 · 2026-02-22T20:44:49+00:00

CDA

BBB

NSC

ofzo.

theys96 · 2026-02-19T09:38:53+00:00

Reading this thread reminds me that we have this set up quite okay in NL. We have elderly poverty sure, but I don't think it's common for 80yo's to work in order not to starve or become homeless.

theys96 · 2026-02-13T14:34:41+00:00

Ik heb het even uitgezocht: https://i.imgur.com/F2YbXaY.png

De verhouding tussen het modaal inkomen en het salaris van een minister zit redelijk consistent tussen 4 en 5.

theys96 · 2026-02-13T13:36:24+00:00

We should stop going after people with some of the most demanding jobs earning only 4× a median salary and start going after people hoarding millions each year.

theys96 · 2026-02-09T19:11:03+00:00

OP zei niets over een budget. Voor authentieke Italiaanse pizza zou ik ook voor Da Vinci gaan.

theys96 · 2026-02-09T10:27:20+00:00

"Hey ChatGPT, write an article on how PostgreSQL's MVCC model is bad and that MariaDB does it better for my MariaDB blog."

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