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Didn't want to make it too obvious.

Modi and his ministers make remarks that cover the whole Muslim population and that too in bad taste. The courts don't seem to be paying attention to that.

India also has jobs that pays a similar wage compared to the rest of the population. But these are more outliers than the norm. Europe doesn't seem to have that many options at upward mobility, even a salary of 80,000 euros seems paltry when compared to the housing crisis across board, inflation and the general lack of innovation when compared to the US or China.

Not a supporter of the current government and its policies but could this be a function of the population?

That was the best feature of IMDb imo, the forums were a goldmine of information and recommendations that to this day are unparalleled elsewhere. It's a pity that Amazon took what was once a great site and turned it into a corporate ghost land.

Though a bit in the face, this comment has made me appreciate all the things I have in this moment. Good advice, will take a deep breath and will plough through.

DW released this relevant documentary on Foley artists last week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqZJ25ohvEc

It doesn't help that these calorie dense food are hyperengineered to trigger our hunger more. A personal prohibition seems to be the only way to tackle this.

Isn't it hard to divorce free-market from capitalism at this point of time?

Scrivener is one of those app purchases that I highly value. I have written two screenplays on the Windows version of the app and though using First Draft is the industry standard, I like the ease of use of Scrivener. A lot of the features (even the corkboard) seem harder to grasp and I don't use them, but for playing around with chapters/sections and maintaining focus, it's one of the best writing apps I have used.

(Other favorite is Zettlr, but that's another story)

Part 2: https://www.theatlantic.com/past/docs/unbound/langew/extreme...

Part 3: https://www.theatlantic.com/past/docs/unbound/langew/extreme...

I think this level of kindness makes it easy for people to feel okay expressing themselves. Thank you for this beautiful message.

Um.. no?

"Mecca is the holiest city in Islam where the pilgrimage or Hajj to Mecca is celebrated. This destination is only for Muslim tourists. At the entrance, there are several checkpoints where they will check that the visitor is a Muslim, and non-Muslims will be redirected to a highway that surrounds the city. Pilgrims must prove they are Muslim and women must be accompanied by a Mahram, also known as a male guardian."

A non-Muslim can visit Medina but the main mosque is off limits.

A boom cycle followed by a bust cycle followed by a boom cycle. Should we be surprised?

But Apple skipped including a power brick under a greenwashing initiative which was really to skim more profits? It's a way to rein in Apple's greed from the looks of it.

Even the non-existent Goncharov (what a great name!) has better optics in my head than Avatar which I remember being an unspectacular bore fest.

"like everyone else". This would be a small fraction of people though. The whole of human enterprise is built on stolen loot: the forests razed without permissions and the lands dus and animals chased without anyone's consent. We are conditioned to behave as we own this planet, why is it unfair to consider that between people too this behavior wouldn't show?

I think most comments here are America centric where Amazon might've peaked. Even without Prime, Amazon has been the best e-commerce site I've used in Europe or India. The customer support itself warrants the price they ask for and it's usually the cheapest in the market. It is possible that it will head the same direction with market saturation but for now the promise still lives up.

I already assumed this was the case to begin with, so I sold my soul even before it was up for auction.

I think the superficiality is fair for a personal blog post.

I don't think the author is criticizing the Indian family system as a whole (his other posts are an indication of the opposite) but is lamenting on the ease with which educated Indians find removing themselves from their family to be easy, which is not as prevalent (anecdotal) in Germany. It would make sense, because in the West people are where the opportunities are, unlike say an Indian or Chinese immigrant.

The more I travel and experience new places and cultures, the more I realize absolutely nothing is that different in a fundamental level. By my estimation 80% of all people are fundamentally capable of great evil in the right circumstances, and no religion or family dynamic changes that, it can just successfully suppress it at best.

I agree with this on every level. The more I travel, the more I see that people are motivated by the same things beneath the veneer of culture and religion. This is a feature I believe, makes me empathize with people who are different from me rather than seeing them as "alien".

A mother in law sending a tomato plant every year is no more or less loving than a mother who meets their son once a year for thanksgiving, or a grandma eagerly FaceTiming her grandkids across the world every weekend barely able to understand their fast American English.

This is a point I would differ with however. Being in close proximity with people does effect the nature of relationships we have with them. In the latter case, neither the kids nor the Grandma will have the emotional cohesion required to form a solid bonding. I can speak this through experience, video calls with relatives did not enhance my relationship with them but only deteriorated. Again, anecdotal but I think physical relationships fare better than emotional ones any day.

In the end, all we could wish for is a world where everyone minds their own business, forms whatever friends with whomever they want, and live and love they wish to without prejudice. That’s probably the best deal we can get from this world.

Fair, but I don't think the author is passing any judgements. But most immigrants do not have a choice in the nature of their relationships, money is usually the motivator, not inter-personal relationships.

https://parmanu.com/2012/10/28/family-matters/#more-4671

A meditation on immigration and the opposite, "why someone would leave a good job for no other reason than to be close to family". This is a rich piece that I've always gone back to over the past decade. The rest of the blog is equally as brilliant.

Another problem is the ease of reading. When there's a book on my shelf, anyone visiting can take a look and dive into the book. Or my kids could wet their feet in different topics, something which is not possible with digital formats.

Depends on the risk you're willing to take. If you have some savings, no liabilities, it might seem like a little change of scenery is what you need. Someplace cheap if you can't afford it, a change in routines to start looking at the career question from a new perspective. Since you've had experience, finding a job shouldn't be too hard and conventional wisdom would say to line up a job first, but sometimes it's also about the unconventional moves in life.