Why wouldn’t horse meat be allowed to serve in restaurants? It’s perfectly normal here, very tasty and good quality meat.

Raw chicken, no, salmonella risk. All meat would need to be tested, every single piece, so it wouldn’t be very sustainable.

These are not full solutions, but will help. Get rid of time thieves and take as good care of your body as possible.

Get rid of social media, contact your friends and family directly if you’re interested in what they have been up to. Try to meet them IRL or talk on a phone call, definitely no Snapchat or such. If you use streaming services, limit your account so they can’t push that “watch the next episode”-crap, only watch what you have time for. Cook your own food, from scratch. Go for walks, sit and relax outdoors even if the weather is not perfect. Take proper care of sleep hygiene, even consider getting a OG alarm clock and ban the smartphone from entering your bed/room. Don’t read news daily, you can’t spend your energy on worrying shit you can’t change.

These are all just ideas and things that have helped me. Might not work for you, but could be worth considering. I hope all the best to you. It’s tough and often unfair.

Here people can get social services to buy them a cheap smartphone because it’s “necessary”. (Well, only necessary because public transportation is allowed to do BS like this and so on…) So everyone can obtain one, if they wish. But elders and disabled people might not know how to use one safely, and the internet still costs money…

Wow, ouch, ew. Sorry to hear that, but probably good riddance.

I absolutely agree with you on that! I used them, years ago… It’s just a game. People are no longer real human beings with feelings and all, it’s just points in the app. “Ghost that one, there will always be someone better.”

I think it will be difficult for everyone, me included. But it’s a decision still. Majority will comply without batting an eye. Only a few can truly unplug AND keep it unplugged, not just try it. I’m not sure I can manage it either. For example, some cities in my country have 100% mobile app based public transport, meaning that there is no way of buying or showing a ticket unless it’s the app. Not even website, the real app. (And if the app don’t work for some reason, boohoo, pay a fine for 80-100€.) The world is build on these phones and apps.

Even more weirdly, since I somewhat practice unplugging already, many people have straight on nasty reactions when I say that sorry, can’t scan that QR code or that I can’t check their Insta-whatever post on social media. So it’s not just the infrastructure but social norms too…

Yup, it sounds dystopian. I am preparing for this to hit my country too eventually and I’ll unplug then. No more internet, go to the library to get WIFI for online banking on the phone that is used only for that. It’s a decision to comply. DVDs, books, games I already own and have downloaded…

Hard to decide between the alive and dead ones… Alive ones had more time to fuck up things, but the dead ones did fuck off even if it wasn’t their choice…

Reasonable ask!

In Finland too!

Sori siit

Yeah, I quit eating meat the last inflation spike, like few years ago. Just couldn’t justify the costs anymore.

Fazer from Finland. Maybe Panda from Finland, if I want something more eastery, but those are much more sweet and less chocolatey.

En asu alueella, jossa näitä skuutteja olisi tai ole ikinä sellaista vuokrannut, mutta jos katsoo sitä, miten paljon (päihtynyttä) populaa päätyy paikattavaksi erityisesti viikonloppuöisin, niin mielestäni on ihan perusteltua kieltää tai edes rajoittaa vauhtia. Rajua toki, mutta onko siinäkään järkeä, että yritys saa tästä vain tuotot ja yhteiskunta maksaa hurjastelijoiden paikkaamisen…

It’s very possible that the life is not perfect, she just filters what to post. Might be plenty of shit hidden under the glitter.

What a cute cat!

I’m feeling a bit overwhelmed at the moment. We got a few trips coming on and I’m trying to make all the appointments and plans and check and list everything that needs to be done before each trip… Everything is alright and working out perfectly and there is still plenty of time, it’s just a lot to sort out.

Chill day today, just some mild cleaning and then watching some old Top Gear. Gotta heat up some tortillas next, then probably more Top Gear.

People who do that, don’t want confrontation. But points for having an unpopular opinion!

Well, if Turkey is on the European continent, I guess we can strech the map a bit more…

That’s why do groceries only once a week, only one treat!