hanekam

hanekam , 2 months ago to Microblog Memes in Unprovoked

Leadership of my country has been calling for a ceasefire and reduction of violence since the beginning. Great to see that we're lumped in with the Americans regardless.

hanekam , 3 months ago to Europe in German media manager: "Public broadcasters of Europe, let's all join Mastodon!"

It was a very good system. Collecting it's own fees added a degree of separation between government and public broadcaster and protected it's independence.

hanekam , 3 months ago to Europe in German media manager: "Public broadcasters of Europe, let's all join Mastodon!"

The European model used to be empowering the public broadcaster to collect a TV licensing fee, but is now moving to direct tax payer subsidy because internet streaming made that too easy to circumvent

hanekam , 3 months ago to Ukraine in Russia likely suffered 355,000 caualties in Ukraine: UK MoD

This is bordering on the conspiratorial. The Russians believed they would defeat Ukraine very quickly. They never expected to be in this situation

hanekam , 4 months ago to A Boring Dystopia in Poignant post on the state of things

https://www.nrk.no/norge/dramatisk-okning-i-andelen-barnlose-i-norge-1.13759502#:~:text=Andelen%20barnl%C3%B8se%20er%20p%C3%A5%20en,ikke%20%C3%B8nsker%20%C3%A5%20f%C3%A5%20barn.

hanekam , 4 months ago to A Boring Dystopia in Poignant post on the state of things

No. Out of 50 that's 40 who had kids, 9 who didn't and regret it, and just 1 who didn't and are content.

hanekam , 4 months ago to A Boring Dystopia in Poignant post on the state of things

It's a need in that it's programmed into your biology, and most people can't thrive without it. Surveys of middle-aged people find about 1 in 5 are child-free. Out of those, about 1 in 10 are so by choice. That leaves 49 in 50 that either have or wished, but couldn't have, children.