I’m pretty privileged, and yet I probably been to more protests in my life and contributed continuously to more local community initiatives than the average person, perhaps even you. I also was able to change people’s minds, people who thought the police was always right, for instance. And let me tell you, it wasn’t by insulting those people outright.

I’m not handwringing about the destruction of this building, and certainly not saying anything about the violence of the police (which is abominable). Destroy the Louis Vuitton shops, the big chains, etc. Burn down a building like this, and it becomes a martyr for the right wing. I know these people personally, I know what they are saying and what they are spreading, and how even “moderates” are reposting their shit and agreeing about those lazy unemployed immigrants, who hate our European culture and way of life. I am saying that we need to be smarter and see how this is propping up the fucking right wing, the opposite of what we need. We can take a step back and say “ok this was too far”, even if we support the general riots. We must be able to be rational about things, it’s a fact this is being used against the left, against immigrants.

LePen and friends. This is reality, being edgy doesn’t change it.

Except this is doing nothing for the cause of the protestors, and in fact is being used against them.

Oh you think the meat is scary?

If I am going to a club because I like a DJs style, I trust them to know better than drunk Joe who wants to listen to Gasolina for the third time that night. Plus some songs absolutely ruin the flow/tonality. It’s kind of rude to be asking for songs all the time. Most DJs are open to suggestions, especially if you actually gave them some thought, but they’re not a jukebox.

I started dating a DJ

What’s your favourite German word?

I associate this to a male friend of mine, that’s why I upvoted.

Great news! Hope I can get tickets for 2027

Same. I already had sexual abuse and mental illness to deal with, but even that didn’t cause me so much stress and struggles in life. 2007-2012 was a horrible time, you couldn’t get any job. Nowadays I am still amazed when I see so many shops and cafés advertising open positions. My group from college was un(der)employed for years, some still are. I was the same and switched careers to something I felt challenged me and paid well, but which wasn’t really my passion. Now I have to fight the inadequacy of being older and less energetic than people who are at my level and in their 20s. I still have an unreasonable fear of losing my job at any moment, and not being able to recover. That recession led me to make a series of decisions that prioritize material safety over my true wants and needs. It’s taking a huge toll on me, it has kept me from divorcing my partner just out of that fear of failing and losing what little I managed to build. And to top it all off, it seems like we learnt nothing from it. We are marching decidedly towards the same mistakes, with even more inequality and climate change in the mix. Meds keep me afloat, but rationally I am completely checked out and have no idea what I am doing here.