This is exactly correct. Child of the early 70s.
I heard my peers say this about the 80s and had to laugh and laugh.
For every Prince, there were 100 sucky bands.
This is exactly correct. Child of the early 70s.
I heard my peers say this about the 80s and had to laugh and laugh.
For every Prince, there were 100 sucky bands.
It’s the natural evolution of capitalism to descend into imperialism and fascism. The republicans, or ‘classical liberals’ are just the vanguard, while the dems, or ‘neoliberals’ are the brake.
At best the dems are just slowing the speed of the descent. But without a systemic change, it’s inevitable.
This is capitalism. It doesn’t care where it comes from or how the money comes in. But b***h better have my money.
This is why the country is going to hell. It can’t even invest in infrastructure anymore because there’s no short term profit in it.
Welcome to our late stage capitalist nightmare.
Thank you, I love this.
I puttered with an oud for a couple years but it was not a good one and playing it was frustrating.
Would love to try a really nice one.
That’s literally all I’ve heard in the USA my entire life.
“We’re protecting you from:
Soviet Communists
Arab Terrorists
Illegal Aliens
Communist China
ISIS
Putin’s Russia”
I guess when your country can’t go 2 years without starting a war somewhere, you get used to it. -
My 30s were so so so much better than my 20s, it wasn’t even funny. I partied practically non-stop from the point my 1st marriage ended in my early 30s, to when my 2nd one began at 41. I made tons of new friends, dated around a lot and had the best time of my life.
Now that I have 2 kids, a stressful job and my money evaporates the moment it hits my bank account, I also have lost all my friends. The only ones I have now are other adults with kids around the same age as my kids, because that’s pretty much the only time you get to socialize with other adults.
The secret is: hang out with people younger than yourself and/or get involved in a scene. I’m a musician so I just went to shows or met people at mine. It doesn’t have to be that though, I also joined a volleyball team and while I stunk up the joint, I also got to meet a bunch of cool people. Really most friendships are based on proximity and common interest, so if you’re into movies, go to movie festivals or special showings. Go to meetups, get involved in a political campaign (if you’re political).
My aunt in Canada has had 2 hip replacements. And while she did have to wait, which is worse: waiting and not being in crushing medical debt? Or waiting a bit and having almost no costs?