https://www.wired.com/story/i-saw-the-face-of-god-in-a-tsmc-factory/
I had discharged my insomniac unease by looping through iOS games while perseverating on Putin, Xi, MAGA Republicans, and the rest of the nihilistic flexers with malevolent designs on democracy.
Xi, famous nihilist
no joke. that is what stood out to me. i was once in a situation where i was "only" spending about 19% and it felt like i was stacking stacks like a young money hustler. 10% would be crazy.
i read somewhere that housing costs in the soviet union never exceeded 3% of income for most. i can't even wrap my mind around that.