Sounds like the way to go

Then you’ll also be surprised to learn that I am insulted constantly and laughed at. Don’t get me wrong, there are lots of great people, but it is naive to think the Netherlands is a tolerant place. When you go through the medical system you face the same attitudes.

The issue is, if you believe in the system, you’ll give it a chance to traumatize you. This is added on top of other traumas such as losing your family, becoming homeless and so on. The trans thing itself isn’t actually the biggest part of it, it’s the culture and the society.

Sure, you could get lucky and have the right gp and meet the right psychiatrist, and then you have to wait 5 years before you get any medical support. I’ve tried. I mean I’ve literally been at a gp that I knew was trans friendly and I told her I was at risk of suicide, and she was OK with that.

And about the medicine, well you can compound it yourself. I honestly can’t live without it, because it is night and day for my mental wellbeing. Without it, it is extremely difficult to live. It’s like you’re in a state of dissociation and it’s painful. It’s quite a complex thing to describe, but you are effectively disabled and are at risk of suicide.

I’m sorry to hear that. I’m just grabbing this out of thin air, but have you ever considered medical tourism?

That scares me greatly but I can’t just stop taking my medicine, so what can I do but accept the risk?

I’m trans. Giving up on the system has been good for me. It was like a one sided relationship. Now when I need something I just solve it on my own and it works.

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I’m in Europe and can’t get my meds either

Why force yourself to start something big and complicated? Just enjoy your life lol and do stuff that comes to you and feels right. Maybe that’s a game, but no need to force it.

Yeah or don’t make it

Thanks, that was good!

I want e-ink so I can work outside!

Ya that makes sense. I guess it was kinda black and white to me and I was thinking of what’s called Basic in The Expanse.

I didn’t understand the second part, could you elaborate on that?

How do you imagine unions to function at all without workers? The work is what provides unions with leverage, which is why we see strikes even in countries that have really good laws.

If you receive UBI, what can you do that genuinely creates leverage? Maybe make blockades like XR does? I don’t think that’s as powerful.

Or we could fix the system and I have the right information as customer to be able to purchase a headphones that lasts long and can be repaired.

I’d argue we need a market that provides more useful information to the customer.

For example I’d like to know what environmental impact my products have. How long I’ll be able to get replacement parts. Longer guarantees perhaps. The ability to upgrade. I’m not an expert on the details.

At the moment I’d prefer to own rather than to rent. Quite frankly what you’re imagining sounds dystopian to me because you lose power.

That’s an interesting perspective, and it makes sense for certain objects.

I also disagree with something you’re implying. If you build a proper headphones it will last forever. It’s a symptom of a broken system to create headphones that break every 3 years. That applies to many objects that I can think of right now.

Yeah because it takes away leverage from unions.

It’s better to have national shares, so everyone owns the production, and that provides your income. But ya now I am probably a commie?

What are your thoughts on ownership?

I feel a subscription model takes power away from me. Just like UBI would.

It just seems like a bad idea long term.

Congratulations you’ve just unlocked midlife crisis. You can now wear sunglasses inside and shop at camp david.

Yeah, that’s really unfortunate. I think the market would be way more dynamic innovative, and secure if such large packages would be foss. Larger companies can have their own full or part time specialists, and smaller ones can put out bounties etc