Also, yes, we're not in bad terms with Venezuela. That's basically our policy with S. America, to try to be friends with everyone. Heck, even Franco was friends with Castro. This type of policy goes a long time ago and it's not because "we are socialist sympathisers".
>The left-leaning media has, for the most part, ignored the topic (El Pais for one...),
Most of them sadly (even the poor ones) don't give a fuck about Venezuela once they're here, because come on, will you really want to go back to a shithole vs one of the best countries in Europe in regard to quality of life and such?
>and any meaningful efforts to boycott anything would need the media/government's support.
Indeed. But not only "media" and "government" also other parties, like PP or Ciudadanos, which remind us of how bad Venezuela (because that filthy podemita is gonna expropriate your house, just like it has happened in Madrid with Carmena or in Valencia with Joan Ribó) but are yet to pretty much do nothing about it even when they were in power.
Spot on. This will be and is being used to justify a world of luxury for the 1% and a world of pain for everyone else who isn't "perfect".
I personally believe we should strive to create a better world for 100% of the population, not justify the shortfallings of the current mixed-capi-soci system.
As someone who's the same height (yay?) it's okay, it's really average around the world, you're not short, you're average for 95% of the world ;) (Also it's 5'10")
Having said so, may I remind you that the biggest predictor for your own personal wealth is the wealth of your parents, so you know.
I assume this is not the case for most Hacker News Readers, who are rather warry of how much time their kids spend in front of screens, but just take their smartphone/favorite electronic device away and just observe how they _instantly_ internalize everything you tell them.
This is my personal experience at least, or what my non-techy parents used to do to me when I was little and it was surprisingly effective to a geek like me.
> This assumes that the pension system there will be able to sustain itself in a few decades hence despite low birth rates and limited immigration.
Indeed, the system is not perfect and the general outlook of it is pretty bad. But you still have a higher chance of getting a pension at 65 in Europe than in the US while being mediocre. Also don't forget automation, which I'd assume will trickle down to benefit the lower and middle European Class faster than it'll happen in the US.
Again, assumptions. The future is unsure for sure.
>Also, most people in developing countries, i.e. most people in the world, do not have that option.
Indeed. But most people on HN are usually from North America or WE, so you know... saying that is a bit disingenuous. You could say "most people are _dirt_ (emphasis on dirt) poor and cannot lift themselves out of poverty". Yes, most people in the world are like that, but we all know that for example this article is not directed at those sorts of people, but rather at "Westeners", who probably won't go hungry in their lives ever unless a major catastrophe happens.
Jesus Fucking Christ. As someone who's 19 years old and struggling with life (see my post history if you want to know more, but it ain't pretty, heh) you've sure done a lot of things and congratulations for you success!
You seem to have an unlimited thirst for knowledge. I envy that at a personal level.
That recently many historians have began to consider this line of thinking "wrong" because of the rise of illiberal democracies, i.e. Russia, Hungry and the success of China as a Pseudo-Capitalist Dictatorship.
>No es ser hipocrita. Es muy fácil sentirte "promedio" cuando tienes al lado gente que lleva programando 5-6 años antes que tú. Personas que hicieron su primer app a los 13, un compilador a los 15, un ERP a los 17. Te llevan años de ventaja.
Un estudiante "promedio" va la escuela pasa sus materias; las sufre un poco y se gradua. No destaca, no hace un extra. No importa si estudies en Stanford, Harvard o la Universidad Técnica #116 de tu país. Ser de 'x' o 'y' lugar no hace diferencia.
Me refería a la capacidad intelectual, no a la experiencia. Y que obviamente, los dos factores importan.
https://blogs.elpais.com/historias/2014/06/franco-y-fidel-en...
Obviously the relationship Fraga had with Castro was more than friendly, it was "special" indeed so to speak.