Real estate prices are goin thru the roof right now here in the US. It's a seller's market.
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My parents house cost abt $350k almost 10 yrs ago. Now a piece of land in this area is abt same price. Houses here are about $750K+. We hv a housing shortage + ppl living out of their cars. Govt is housing ppl in motels. Homeownership is going down. Only 40% of ppl r homeowners.
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That sounds similar to current status in the US. Everything is goin up, up, up. Government spending regarding Covid is incomprehensible. Prices are inflating astronomically. It's one big fuckin economic bubble and it's gonna burst, sooner or later.
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Agreed. Many of our homeowners are foreigners from China or India. Apparently, you cannot own property in China, you can only lease property for 80 years + it belongs to the govt. Our PM introduced a capital gains tax. One man who owned 50 properties was outraged by it.
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I'm sure he was lol
I dont know who's buying what, anymore. I'm pretty isolated. Don't really watch or read much news either. Used to be a news junkie. I see a clip or two on Twitter. That's about it.
Fuck the world. I don't care anymore.
Am I depressed?
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You arenβt depressed, I think you are indifferent to news bc itβs just the same depressing propaganda over + over again. My cousin told me her secret to looking young is not watching the news. Sometimes for the sake of ones mental health + sanity, not watching the news is best.
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I dont even own a TV. I was referring more to the not caring about the world. If the whole planet goes up in smoke, I really dont care.
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My bad. I donβt have my own TV either, aside from watching a little bit of TV with loved ones once in a blue moon, I havenβt watched TV since I was 18. I donβt care about the world either. Caring is emotional labour + mentally exhausting, not giving a fuck is proper self-care.
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You care. Youre very conscientious about your work and self improvement and being active. When I read your tweets sometimes I'm like I dont know how you can expend all your energy on that stuff. But you say youll get depressed if you don't. And I respect that
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I guess for me itβs a cope or itβs my perfectionism or internalised fears + I live in denial. That aside, I used to read a lot of geopolitical articles + listen to a tonne of informative podcasts + I havenβt done that in ages. I really have lost all interest in that.
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I know. You're a sharp cookie.
That's what I figured. Doing a lot of stuff is a distraction.
You do what you have to do to maintain. Everyone is different and has different needs.
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Iβm glad you understand. Often times I feel like burning this world down to see if I can finally feel something. When you realise life was imposed you, you feel a sense of weakness. Basic tasks feel like trying to take a piece of steak out of the mouth of a lion. It really sucks.
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I can hardly do anything. I managed to go to the store today and get some groceries. That was like a major accomplishment lol
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