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(In all seriousness, I just went there to upload some images to host privately, as that's the only reason why I keep it around, but my eyes wandered.)

      • SorosFootSoldier [he/him, they/them]
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        2 days ago

        I'd love to live in Vietnam, beautiful country and there's an expat community, granted it's mostly boomer though so it'd probably be hell.

        • goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org
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          2 days ago

          Extremely beautiful area. Just not sure I could handle the humidity.

          and scared of what the area will look like when seas rise

          • Chronicon [they/them]
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            2 days ago

            maybe aim for hanoi yeah... I had no idea HCMC was sinking...

            lets just say I still would have more faith in vietnam handling sea level rise than say, florida, and I don't think northern vietnam is at risk of wet bulb temps any time too soon, but it would still be hot and humid for a westerner

      • Adlach@lemmygrad.ml
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        2 days ago

        I've been looking into what it would take to move to China. There's probably better places to live in 2024 but at their current rate by 2050 it'll be a fantastic place to live.

        • Tabitha ☢️[she/her]
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          2 days ago

          By 2050 we could be 20 years into socialist "Tired of winning comrades?" (Whatever ends up being the Chinese Pepe) memes.

        • FortifiedAttack [he/him]
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          2 days ago

          Fat chance with Switzerland.

          • It's one of the most expensive countries on the planet to live in. For example, rents in the cities are comparable to Washington D.C. and Vancouver, and other living expenses aren't cheap either.
          • The right-wing SVP (racist/isolationist much like Trump) has been the majority party for decades. Hostility against foreign people is high, and immigration is the main scapegoat.
          • Competition on the housing market is extremely high and there are usually dozens of people registering for any given apartment viewing. You'll also be competing with the rest of Europe, especially Germany, France and Italy.

          Don't even bother if you haven't got a really well-paying job lined up.

    • PKMKII [none/use name]
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      2 days ago

      99.9% of the people who post this rhetoric have zero serious intentions of moving to a different country (this goes for conservatives who say the same thing). It’s just another form of “the sky is falling!”

  • save_vs_death [they/them]
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    2 days ago

    What parallel reality do libs live in where you can emigrate at the drop of a hat. It's a long, arduous, dog-shit process, and that's if you're a cishet white yuppie! God help you if you're not.

    • FortifiedAttack [he/him]
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      2 days ago

      The reality is that it's the same people posting the same shit every 4 years.

      Judging by the ancient meme, this guy was probably posting about wanting to leave the country if Romney became president.

  • BoxedFenders [any, comrade/them]
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    2 days ago

    It's hilarious how Americans think they can simply move to any other country at the drop of a hat. It's easy for us to VISIT most other nations, but permanently moving is a time consuming process in which you have to prove to have some sort of value to their economy. The only shortcuts are marriage or dual citizenship from birth. Or shitloads of cash to bribe your way in. The majority of people who vowed to move to Canada when Trump took office would be rejected, and that's one of the easier nations to emigrate to.

    • SoyViking [he/him]
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      2 days ago

      If an American wants to move to where I live they need to have a job here in advance that either pays USD 70.000 a year or that is on a list of jobs with a labour shortage. Applying alone will cost a USD 1000 fee and they will also need to pay a deposit for mandatory language lessons that they will lose of they don't pass the exam. On top of that comes the significant expenses that comes with moving to another country.

      Just moving somewhere else is only an option for those Americans who would be unaffected or benefit from a more authoritarian regime.

    • HexBroke [any, comrade/them]
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      2 days ago

      Australia is pretty easy, just need to spend $100k on a 3 year degree here and spend another year as a permanent resident

      Then you can hop on a plane to NZ without needing a visa, stuff around for a few years and pick an NZ citizenship while you're at it

      • Aradina [She/They]@lemmy.ml
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        2 days ago

        I've noticed an increase in Americans around Melbourne lately tbh. Several with the same person always talking like they barely know each other and are trying to get to know each other. Maybe sham marriages are up?

  • FortifiedAttack [he/him]
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    2 days ago

    Wow, they are still using memes and reaction images from 2010? It's like a time capsule

    Is 9gag still around?

  • Awoo [she/her]
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    2 days ago

    Nobody else in the world wants you because wherever you go you dumbass liberals will be a net increase to the right everywhere in the world.

    • Tabitha ☢️[she/her]
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      2 days ago

      Every country be like "I'm low on citizens who leave at the first sign of inconvenience, of course I'll let OP in".

  • Skeleton_Erisma [they/them, any]
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    2 days ago

    "I'm not gonna do anything at home to instill meaningful changes, I'll just simply keep voting and if home becomes too uncomfortable for me, I'll flex my social mobility and leave!"

    ~The liberal

  • radiofreeval [any]
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    2 days ago

    20 bucks this person supports "legal" immigration but not "illegal" immigration and opposes seasonal migrations.

  • SpiderFarmer [he/him]
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    2 days ago

    Makes me think of the astroturfing kicked off on Imgur at the start of the Russia-Azov War.

  • Owl [he/him]
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    2 days ago

    wow I haven't seen that damn bear in so long

  • ashinadash [she/her, comrade/them]
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    2 days ago

    The fact that there is a community of people who use imgur and posters on it is one of the most deeply cursed bit of internet knowledge. It would kind of be like if people were still using Digg now.