That’s not what OP meant. Napoleon I occupied the German states and brought a lot of reforms including the abolition of feudalism, legal reforms, and administrative efficiency including centralized state governments. He completely reshaped German state borders. As an example, this article (in German) explains how 250 independent territories were merged into 3 territories (which nowadays are one state).

I found a better version, updated.

The Colour of Magic was published in 1983, The Shepherd’s Crown was posthumously published in 2015 with up to three books published in some years. It’s an incredible life’s work.

If you liked The Colour of Magic, I’d strongly recommend continuing reading, it’s usually considered one of the weakest novels in the discworld, being the first book he wrote while still having a day job.

The good thing is, there are these sub series as you can see in the picture following specific characters with some cameos from the other series, so no need to read all of them (although recommended, because they’re great). Even within these series, every book is basically a standalone story with minimal spoilers if you read them out of order and zero confusion if you don’t remember what happened in the last book.

I’d like to add Melissa Caruso to the list of authors. I really enjoyed the first two books of the Echo Archives series. The third book will come out in November. Haven’t read her other books yet, but they’re on my list.

Very much agreed on the Broken Earth series

I mean, they mentioned they’re already reading Discworld…

I found this reading order quite helpful:

Edit, better version:

I’m reading the Tiffany Aching books right now, about to finish the whole 41 book discworld series and it’s absolutely unfair to say Discworld is an alternative to Harry Potter, it’s just so, so, so much better. Better universe, better writing, better characters - and better writer with better character.

A government not recognized by most countries on this planet

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recognition_of_the_Islamic_Emirate_of_Afghanistan

“Not sure” is screwing with the results. Probably most of those 36% simply don’t know who he is. If you omit “not sure”, Mamdani is on top

I couldn’t find numbers for this specific institute, only that this is the lowest it’s ever been. A similar question was asked in[0], where the US under Obama was seen positively by 64% of Germans, while under Bush it was 30% and 78% under Clinton

[0]https://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/obama-steigert-weltweit-us-ansehen-6806518.html

You’re right, but bad example. Maybe when talking about Germans, use an actual German example? There are more than enough, Kurt Georg Kiesinger for instance.

The funniest thing is that people who think you need some kind of qualification to vote also think they would be part of those qualified

Not really the same, I mean, Beanie Babies actually physically exist and require work to be produced. You could compare it to Labubus, Warhammer figures or collectibles of any kind but NFTs are just peak worthless stupidity with no prior equivalent

It would strengthen the EU if Hungary were to leave

That looks absolutely awful

If you are on welfare (Bürgergeld or Sozialhilfe) all costs in Germany are covered by the state that are deemed necessary for a dignified life. Several governments over the years repeatedly tried to cut benefits below that but were stopped by our constitutional court, referencing the first article of our constitution:

(1) Die Würde des Menschen ist unantastbar. Sie zu achten und zu schützen ist Verpflichtung aller staatlichen Gewalt.

(1) Human dignity is inviolable. To respect and protect it is the duty of all state authority

It’s not a perfect system and many fall through the cracks because like everything in Germany, the welfare system is highly bureaucratic. But yes, basic necessities including tap water are covered. To be honest, I don’t get that this is so mind-blowing to some, I think that’s the bare minimum.

It also comes with a lot of cooperation duties: if you are capable of working, you must accept job offers that are deemed reasonable or you might be sanctioned. If you are incapable of working (e.g. because you’re a single parent or disabled) you need to provide proof. It’s not a universal basic income, it’s meant as support to get people back into the job market.

Wow!!! And no one said anything, they just built it.

That’s not how you write a joke. This is misinformation for the extremely gullible

I use mine as an ebook reader and to watch netflix et al. especially when I’m traveling. It was only 200€ for a very good 10" display, good sound and decent speed. Pretty good value for money and a lot more comfortable for me than a laptop for these use cases. It’s not the most important device I own but it has its uses.

You should get out of the US more

What an odd thing to say… “If conditions would be completely different the statistics would be different, therefore I don’t trust the statistics”. What’s your point exactly?