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Elon Musk, ladies and gents. Genius of the World increasing government efficiency in the most inefficient way conceivable!

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“Oh, this old thing?”
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Also saw Reacher started a new season. I’m debating it, because I was not impressed with how the last season ended. I’ve read all the books and I think they really went overboard at the end of season 2. It’s too bad because the first season was perfect, IMO.

Something about his hair in the show and I guess lighting and makeup makes him look really different to me.

The new season has been pretty good, except for the one where they went to the Iron forge. That one seemed kind of all over the place. Only real low point in the whole show for me so far.

It was enjoyable, but he became insufferable about half to ⅔ of the way through. Didn’t realize there would be a season2, but it makes sense.

I have to swap out 2 hard drives. One in a new Mac Mini for my wife, and another for a 2013 iMac that I’m seeing if I can use for a Linux desktop.

Watched Bad Monkey. I’ve enjoyed Carl Hiaasen books in the past, and this is has that vibe. A little too much Vince Vaughn, though.

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“Together for the present”
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American here. You are absolutely correct. Europeans need to be calling their government representatives en masse demanding they do everything in their power to disengage from the US. Including evicting the US military.

Another American here. Yeah, we’re not Europe’s friend anymore. I hate it, but it’s true. Dear Leader has made it abundantly clear that unless you are somehow enriching him and/or his billionaire cabinet, he’s not interested in being your friend. You can hold up as many past agreements and treaties his predecessors signed and it won’t mean jack shit to him. Putin is his daddy because Putin loves oligarchs, and wants to be an oligarch sooooooo bad.

TL;DR: Bad Shit that overshadows My Shit happens in the world. But My Shit happens to Me, and my not liking it doesn't in any way negate the others' Bad Shit (which they're also fully allowed, encouraged even, to complain about).

People complain. It's human nature. The happiest people in the world have complaints. If you feel like you're seeing it too much, it could very well be a symptom of where you spend your time. Taking some of your points one-by-one:

"... at least from what I can tell on the internet"

This is your biggest problem. The Internet is hardly an accurate reflection of society. Half the people on social media work hard to project what they think is a "perfect life" to others. The other half pretty much do the opposite: complain.

"... other countries have wars... we complain that eggs are too expensive..."

You ever heard the saying "all politics are local?" This, right here, is that, 100%. We can all agree that what's going on in war zones and third-world countries trumps any thing likely to happen to us in a "these western 1st world countries," but does that mean I'm not allowed to be upset about the things negatively affecting me, or just that I'm not allowed to voice my frustrations? "Oh, I just got fired and will probably be evicted in a couple months, but people on the other side of the world don't have food, so I should be happy." Me being mad at something that angers me doesn't lessen the tragedies of the world.

"Why do people waste all this time with complaining..."

If you've ever dated someone, or had a really close friend, you learn that sometimes when they complain to you, they don't expect you to fix their problem. They just need an avenue to vent. The Internet is also used pretty widely for this. They're not "destroying their own life," they're venting, or actually looking for help, which is actually pretty healthy!