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Cake day: June 6th, 2023

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  • oh, thank you for this. been an adult only for a couple of years, but i felt seen, at least partially :) i think it would have resonated even more if i weren’t already questioning for a couple of months. i’ve been switching between doubt and euphoria the whole time, not believing what was happening could be real, suppressing, feeling nothing, all kinds of complex thoughts, dealing with the intensity of feelings fading away over time, as all once new things do (which is sadly easy to mistake for “well, i don’t feel it strongly anymore, might just have been a phase”). if anyone is questioning, don’t keep it to yourselves. it’s hard to trust an abrupt change in perception of an important part of yourself, that you knowingly, or unknowingly kept hiding.













  • As a Slovak, I am frustrated. The opposition seems unable to gain support from voters on the countryside, which is the majority of the population - they are the easiest to convince, usually by lying and fearmongering (i. e. “Korčok will send slovak men to Ukraine”), or giving promises they plan on never achieving but sound nice (reducing prices, even though they are doing the opposite).

    The current government has plans to dissassemble the slovak TV and radio in favour of a state influenced alternative (essentially for propaganda purposes), is reducing punishment for criminals, rapists and thieves (as many of them are now in the government).

    The country’s debt is growing (now at ~7b euros), railways, healthcare and schools are falling. Things still kind of work, but they are held by duct tape.