m0xEE @m0xee@librem.one

@jschwart @randahl
Whats more surprising is that it's still true for wealthier Russians — a lot of people can't afford a new car or even a newer phone anymore, even basic food got noticeably more expensive, but if you ask them if their life changed for the worse, they'll start proving with vigour that it didn't — as if admitting this is something personal.
Russians care a lot about what would people think. I grew up with all this and at times even I don't get it TBH 😩

@gimulnautti @randahl
You can still find wooden barracks in towns near Dmitrov, just 40 kilometers outside Moscow, not normal country homes, these are like blocks of flats — people still live in these. 100 kilometers away is where real wasteland is.
On the other hand, not a lot of people live in these towns — most move to the big cities, that is why the population of Moscow alone is greater than that of some smaller European countries. Russia is very disproportionate in this regard.

@rvps2001
I have even found an old thread in which we've been discussing it 😅
But decided to check, maybe you have already posted a link to this new article and here it is! Excellent 👍

@theorytoe
PC master (disg)race 🤩

@theorytoe Regular guy doing regular expressions? 🤔

@djsumdog @yukiame
Does the one on the right come with free beer though? If so… Well, that's something to consider 😸

Sometimes they look so peaceful…
Don't let that deceive you! 😼

#cat

@lowqualityfacts
Not that he doesn't deserve it and maybe it's just the angle, but Fishy looks like he's been getting a lot of treats 😹

@theoryofnothing
Me too, bro, me too! 😩
@theorytoe

@theorytoe
Is it a rawbot 🤖 or your night-time alt/Bizarro version? 🤔

@waifu @kirby
One of the rare occasions, when posting this is appropriate.

@omartwotone
I kinda miss the times that this picture might describe the best 😹

@randahl
If I ever decide to make a Google account, I gladly would!
In the meantime, even though videos are kinda not my medium, I will keep watching your videos as you post links to them here👍

@randahl
I'm afraid, we don't even have to wait for ther populists to come to power — sadly, even those who talk about "supporting Ukraine for as long as it takes" might… not fall for it, but let's say pretend that they still believe that Putin can be trusted and that he will honour these agreements and let something like that slide 😩

@randahl
Excellent video!
But there is one more thing to be taken into account: some Western experts believe that this war becoming a war of attrition is to Putin's advantage, but it isn't. Contrary to what most might think, his motives for starting this war were all domestic, if there is a way to end this war and make it look like his victory — he would definitely go for it, so here comes: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/23/world/europe/putin-russia-ukraine-war-cease-fire.html

@pecet@pol.social
In fact I've had some great time in 2020! Can't say the same about 2021 and especially about 2022.
What do you mean it's the end of 2023 already? 😱
@broximar

@realtime
Doesn't look like it's transmitting any data, it might be only using it for charging 😹

@CatDad@mas.to @annika
And of course I know about the XMPP-Google Talk case — I've seen it all with my own eyes, but while the similarity if obvious, there is one thing that is different: Fedi is self-sufficient at this point. Relying on Facebook's infrastructure and software — we shouldn't, putting effort into fixing things if something breaks — we shouldn't, it's their loss. But block people when Facebook is willing to put effort into making it work for them — why?