I don’t think so. That would be a hard thing to enforce and rather pointless. Comparing it to other internet regulations like the GDPR, it’s not illegal to use a website that doesn’t adhere to it. That said, with the amount of stupidity we tend to see in politics, who knows what some countries might do.
It might happen for some instances, but I think if some countries start requiring fediverse instances to do this, most users will switch to instances hosted in countries that don’t require it.
Context? Looks like a (somewhat pareidolic) leather seat cushion or something.
Centrism is okay during good times, when managing the country is all it takes and the political climate isn’t poisoned. During times of crisis, however, it’s horribly ineffective, because centrists are usually quite averse to any large-scale reforms and their ineffectiveness will only benefit (usually right-wing) radical parties.
People protesting agains the arms industry will generally focus on the bigger problem, which is all the people being killed.
“Stop murdering people” is probably a more powerful message than “Stop wasting resources on murdering people”.
I think I’d survive. Never had a broken bone or any serious injuries really. I’d just have surface-level wounds everywhere, none with a lot of blood loss, and 2 rolled ankles. It would be unpleasant as hell, but I don’t think my life would be in danger.
They’re design-focused first and foremost. You get a Nothing phone if you want fancy LED-lighting on the backside.
They used to be about having a “minimalist”, bloatware-free Android OS as well, but since last year some of their phones come preloaded with Facebook, Tiktok etc and they even put ads on the lock screen for a while (until backlash made them revert that).
2020s, by far. 2010s were the best, but after 2020, the world order I knew pretty much became undone and everything seems to just be getting worse. I was pretty hopeful and excited for the future before, but now we seem to be on an unrelenting march towards dystopia. Much of the societal progress we’ve made in prior decades is being reverted. Also not great when it came to personal events for me, as my dad died in 2021. I guess the decade still has a few years left to redeem itself, but that seems highly unlikely right now.
Can you be more specific on what reminds you of prisons with your schools? I don’t think any of my schools in Germany looked anything like a prison.
I would personally be annoyed by such a person and not want to associate with them. I have no issue with religious people, or even talking to them about religion, but if they’re just constantly preaching or trying to convert me, that would get on my nerves very quickly.
Looks like you can only participate with a Mastodon account, unless I’m missing something.
I’d say it’s a good place to live for me. It’s safe and has a high standard of living. There are many nice cities, villages and natural areas to see but it’s also a great hub for travel to other European countries, thanks to its central location. I live in a medium-sized village near the blackforest and it’s a nice, calm place with lots of nature around.
Do come visit, I’m sure you’ll have a great time! I’d say go for Munich over Berlin, as you’ll see more of the traditional German (well, Bavarian) culture while still being a large modern city.
Germany has its problems though. Our infrastructure, while still good, is starting to crumble, our industry has trouble keeping up and our politicians are ineffective. Like in many places, the far-right is on the rise and with it anti-migration rhetoric like you’ve heard from your grandpa. For what it’s worth, I haven’t had any issues with migrants. Migration comes with challenges, sure, but it’s also something that enriches us, as well as something that Germany needs, due to our otherwise aging and shrinking population.
People on the Internet like to jump to conclusions, usually the most drastic ones. There’s certainly no way for a random person to conclude whether the guy is transphobic just from what you wrote.
Voyager doesn’t even show them
Any “IRL Yandere” would be a horrible person IMO. I don’t see any issues with liking such tropes in fiction, but in real life, stalking and that kind of obsessive behaviour is definitely not okay. I would just stay far away from that community.
Leaving aside Israel’s ulterior motives for doing that, Somaliland has been an independent, stable country for decades now and should be recognized.
That’s actually a legal gray area in Germany. It’s unclear whether the browser cache legally counts as downloading. In any case, it’s not enforced. It’s only torrenting/uploading that gets people into trouble.
“Advertise” to me implies a commercial purpose. So for a Lemmy community “promote” sounds more appropriate IMO.
Read the article. It’s not a traditional vaccine as we know it, but it puts the immune system on a higher alert level in general, meaning it will have faster and stronger responses to any pathogens.
I personally expect that there will be downsides to that, which the researchers do acknowledge. But it’s interesting research nonetheless.