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  • Because for true Romans the Vatican will always represent the last bit of the temporal power that Popes exercised on the population for centuries and that keeps being exercised de facto true the corruption and continuous ingerence of the Catholic Church in Italian political affairs, local and national.

    Not that they are better or worse than all other priests of any confession or religion, but the Catholic Church is the one we have a quite fresh memory of.








  • biofausttoMildly InterestingThe contents of a jar of Nutella
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    4 days ago

    I am Italian and, living in Scandinavia, apart from being mostly disgusted by the other chocolate spreads, I am always very surprised to see the office managers, offering breakfasts on select days, defaulting to a teaspoon in the Nutella jar.

    I grew up with a taboo for that and the only way I would ever have Nutella is by scraping some with a knife-side and spreading it thinly on a slice of bread.

    It’s funny to see people do such things and then coming with the question: “you Italians have pasta, pizza and Nutella and you still manage to be so thin. How?!”

    Check your portions.


  • Took the leap and actually started paying a nutritional biologist (translating an Italian term) and lost 10 kgs without noticing.

    All while keeping training at least 3 days a week and maintaining strength gains and sometimes even getting better.

    I also started a book club focused on sci-fi and non-fiction about technology and digital rights, to force myself to start reading again, since I noticed a sharp degradation of my ability to express myself and to analyze discourse.

    Finally, I am learning French as my fifth language.

    I would love to say I am doing great for being 40+, but mental health and zero social life affect me more than I would like to admit.