I do think it's kind of human nature to be more shocked when bad stuff happens "here" or to people "like us".
When we hear about bad stuff far away there's a tendency to think that's normal over there, or it must be happening for reasons, that we just don't understand...
That's exactly why I think it's important to be aware of these tendecies/bias, and try to calibrate how serious problems feel against actual numbers harmed...
Hmm, apparently terrorism is way less of a big deal than it seems like. This map covers 47 years, and only a few thousand (or maybe a couple of tens of thousands) deaths (rough estimate - am I wrong?).
Compared to maybe 3M excess deaths in Europe during covid...
I thought Luxembourg's high GDP was mostly from the high number of people who cross the border to work there but don't live there.
But I'm interested in factual info, not attached to this nugget of opinion
I was really into reading the books of game of thrones just around the time they started produce the TV series.
My wife had been burned before, she said she wouldn't start reading them until the guy finished writing the whole series... We're still waiting George!
I mean, to me, that comment reads like a lot of mental gymnastics and propaganda.
The world is divided into two clear sides, and whatever the other side does is bad, even if it seems benevolent, because of [way of seeing society rooted in the theory of your side].
Also, there's no such thing as authoritarian left, they always give people as much personal freedom as possible without jeopardising the movement, and any repression is the minimum amount that's needed for the greater God!
It's more complicated than a one-dimensional left- right. That's why someone came up with the political compass. Still doesn't tell the whole picture, but it's a more meaningful oversimplification.
I once had one of these for literally like 3 weeks.
Since then, I've decided the solution is to floss more regularly in general. Not that flossing was able to get it out, but they don't seem to get stuck in the first place. I think maybe having slightly inflamed gums from plaque around the base of the tooth is what left a gap enough for the corn thing to slot in.
Ta muchly!