Late soviet intelligentsia: “STUPID evil sovok building tiny 33 m2 apartments! They are too tiny! Unlivable! Not like Blessed America, where everybody lives in spacious, comfortable suburban houses!”
Modern day: “Actually 33 m is too much, 15 would be just fine. Even 3 square meters could be alright!”
Not just western
Unfortunately he’s also been shitting on USSR and Lenin, from what I’ve heard from the Q/A
I take it the actual bribe-takers and the company in question were not touched by law?
“If you’re homeless - just buy a house!”
Because taxing the rich is not the solution, it’s a bandaid at best, useless at worst
Pretty sure all social media is deep in the pocket of the ruling class and serves to mislead the working class
Given how much people been scared? They’ll still say it’s a lesser evil. They said that after WW2, when US was prancing around Europe, bringing back fascists to power. They said that after 1991. They are saying it right now about Ukraine and Baltics.
Try telling it to finnaboos. I bet you’d be able to see the results from space
Now let’s compare their numbers to people in the global south
I’m only surprised it took them this long
But what if they were to say “no” to USA? They won’t, but just - what if? What’s USA going to do? Invade? Sanction them?
This is such a beautiful piece of news. Beautiful the way a hurricane is beautiful. Such a perfect combination of everything wrong
You could indulge your minute desires. You don’t just buy s cool car. You buy a new cool car every month, or whenever you see one you like. Houses, jets, yachts. Whatever you want, you can simply get. Like a capricious toddler, throwing a tantrum. It’s also why several of those bastards are aiming at the space (besides wanting those sweet airspace contracts).
Of course, the “secret” is having rich parents, but they never mention that part
“But but but Gates started in his mum’s garage! And dropped out of college! And Musk also started in a garage! And have you seen Bezos’ first office! It was just a shitty desk in a supply closet! They worked hard, you’re just jealous!!111”
Impressive. Very nice. Let’s see the author’s net worth
It should have been awkward for all the countries that the Nazis invaded, but here we are
How small is relatively small? I live in a standard 33 square meter apartment: one room, balcony, kitchen, combined bathroom (as in, toilet, bath and washing machine in the same chamber). It’s alright, although it’s gotten cluttered over the years. I don’t, however, have any children or other relatives in the apartment (just my partner and the cat). Usually people live in the same amount of space, but with children (often multiple), grandparents and other additions. Now that gets cluttered.
On the other hand, there are new apartments being sold and rented that are 15-20 square meters. Now that’s where things get interesting. 20 or so meter apartments are what’s labeled “studio” here - means they don’t have a separate kitchen (it’s just one big chamber) and no balcony or anything. 15 and below have strange layouts, arguably closer to something like a trailer - storage space under a bed, which also serves as a sofa/chair to sit in. There’s a folding table next to the bed, which functions as both a dining table, working table and whatever else you might need a table for. There are some overview videos on YT, if you’re curious.
Now does that all sound livable? Maybe, if you’re young and single. Except they still cost an arm and a leg. So yeah. How small is relatively small?