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What power does the EU/its governments gain here? Aren't they already the only identity provider (passports, ID cards, drivers license)?

Notifications are just one aspect. As mentioned by others discoverability is another. An independent forum has to compete with commercial sites and well the entire www regarding search engine placement to be found.

In addition: From a users perspective having one account for reddit which replaces x accounts for specialized forums makes things easier such as managing notifications, etc.

> If you were an infection that wanted to survive and spread as far as possible, you wouldn't want to kill your host at all.

You may be oversimplifying here... consider that the host has an immune system and the infection has a limited time to either live in the host or to kill the host and remain in an infectious corpse for a while longer afterward.

I've heard of this indicator from back in 2008. I guess it applies to cities with major stock exchanges where lots of traders/bankers go. It's probably too early to take this indicator too seriously considering the slump in stocks and the events in crypto. But that doesn't mean it should be disregarded either.

> This doesn’t sit well with me at all. Apple should have every right to create a closed system if they want.

I disagree. In general a company should have the right to create a closed system sure. But if said company is this huge and essentially shapes a large part of digital society then the representatives of the people (it's governments) should take action to shape it in the interest of their populations. Now if that's what's happening I cannot say. Perhaps it is more like you describe it:

> All I see is lazy, half baked ideas and petty bureaucracy.

Same on my desktop with Chrome, Firefox and Edge as well as on my Android device (Firefox, DuckDuckGo-Browser). I can see the text shortly while the page is still loading.

With third party recruiters there can be many reasons (in another comment i mentioned some). But if it's a third party recruiter then this seems to be a pattern... find someone new.

[edit]: If you don't trust them. It might also be advisable to ask your data be deleted and recend permission of them sending your cv, name or other data to companies.

Are you saying you've experienced this or know people who have?

Personally I have not experienced this or know anyone who has (I'm in EU if it matters).

In response to the original post: In each case you refer to a recruiter. Is this an external recruiter (and always the same one) or an HR person at the company you wish to work for? If it is (an external recruiter) then I can imagine it being something that has little to do with you (Maybe the recruiter is requesting advance payment or unreasonable amounts, demanding all further communication go through them to ensure they get paid/have evidence of having "recruited" you, have terms that say they get paid if an interview takes place or whatever).

If that is not the case it seems odd to me that you wouldn't simply get some kind of message along the lines of:

"We are sorry for your inconvenience but we have already filled the position in question. The interview will no longer be necessary."

[edit]: clarification

I think trying out the lifestyle/budget that you would expect is good advice. At the same time you would be building up a financial buffer.

If you're already spending below your means then you may want to contemplate what value money has to you and/or what you want out of it in the long run. Maybe it's a social status thing, maybe you have practical goals like buying/paying off a house. A financial plan can help to see what you need/want and how much money/stocks etc. your saving without the intent to spend it. To me personally if I have money that I don't see myself spending it's value (my personal evaluation) goes down significantly.

For example: I earn significantly less than $100k a year. Doesnt stop me from spending $200 on a dinner for two at a french restaurant. I can't do this every week - but I wouldnt want to. That wouldnt feel special. These $200 are above my usual expenditures and would potentially be over $1000 when I retire if invested properly... and yet I believe it's worth it.

Knowing little about the community and how they use the terms, I would interpret these subreddits to be about raising awareness that this is just as natural a way of life as any other. There definitely is the reference to it's historical erasure and modern occurances, but the focus imo is on raising awareness. In which case, using it where others that see it , who are unaware of it's existance, is probably "free promotion".

[Edit] my english is bad... added some changes to grammar.

As a German I'm uncertain of what I'd want. I can totally imagine next winter being harsh, lacking power and heating. I'm less afraid of that than I am of it being a cause for people to use it to build national pride along the lines of "do without for the sake of Germany and your fellow man"... I don't think I'll have a problem living without heating in the winter... electricity is probably harder. I think the media message that will go along with it might change something in Germany I don't want to see.

Just looking at the land mass is probably misleading too. Most of the population is in the western part of Russia. As soon as you get to the mountains and Siberia there is simply not much there.