Glad to hear you enjoyed the read so much! I don't think you need to envy being on here slightly longer than you though haha... you will soon be able to say the same and have an equivalent journey, if

Embrace the PhD Grind, as they say XD

and a 75 rep to go with it! Nice!

Hope you are out of the depression Yeah I mean, I can never tell and never admitted to any such thing but in hindsight it sure looked a lot like depression. Nowadays, no chance: What are they doing? Literally

Yeah I enjoyed being a fly on the wall the whole time, watching egos bash while I used my masterful ability to not care to fully enjoy it all haha

Bruh, your profile suggests you already passed that date - but either way, high five for sticking it through to now!

Hurry up! You're lagging behind the rest of us old timers XD

Lol I 117% didn't expect a reply from you haha - long time no see! Jeeze, PhD's are slow. Though I heard Ireland is the richest place on earth these days so that's nice, take your time in that context!

Yeahhh, now have I evolved 6 years worth of life in the same time? Not sure...

Oh interesting, I'm also at 6 years this May, although i'm not sure of the specific... damn it scrolls for ages, like a really annoying length of time Woahhh, 2 days from now! How coincidental. I do remember

I think the politics in the UK is pretty broken but in very different ways. There's a lot more backstabbing and sycophancy, as each pathetic party and leader bends with the wind without a single conviction

facepalm Though I wonder, do you reckon it's a little murkier than just good vs evil here, and that the legislation is just poorly written or overly broad, or allows some kind of constitutional breach,

Yeah I think restriction, even a non-trivial percentage of republicans would agree is a good compromise. But weirdly it seems a majority of voters don't get representation in this regard? I guess the system

I suppose it's the biggest problem with being a democracy, there will never be 100% agreement

'Americans are the problem' is the most bipartisan statement in the nation hah

Yeah it's just part of the systemic problems that are acknowledged and simultaneously ignored. The freedom aspect is really difficult. It would, at a utilitarian level, function better as a privilege that

Talk about a lack of closure. That's wildly tragic, sorry to hear it, and sorry for the fact this will undoubtedly haunt you forever. I've been thinking about death a lot lately since it seems to be looming

Unfortunately I couldn't find anything in the small print about improving my credit score... otherwise it was a winner of an idea

The shower and toilet has glass partition This has become the bane of my life. It's some kind of global fashion trend that has appeared over the last decade maybe. I was in one hotel where the toilet was

There are quite a few options, but there are too many roadblocks to actually use them. Mostly the fact that I'm not a resident which applies to any such card you mention, too. But there are other roadblocks.