Yabeni
@yabeni.xyz
20; Irish, living/studying in the Netherlands; Embedded systems, electronics, programming, photography, and maybe a little politics
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If I'm talking to a neolib, yimbyism is about unlocking value that's being bottled up by regulation. If I'm talking to a socialist, it's about reducing the power of landlords in the market. If I'm talking to a normie it's about bringing down the damn rent. The last group is 90% of the population
If you do want to do it do it via this kind of messaging, or more straightforward "rent is too damn high" stuff that focuses on the direct material aspects of specific policies rather than trying to sell an ideology bsky.app/profile/emos...
May 29, 2025 at 5:14 PM
If I'm talking to a neolib, yimbyism is about unlocking value that's being bottled up by regulation. If I'm talking to a socialist, it's about reducing the power of landlords in the market. If I'm talking to a normie it's about bringing down the damn rent. The last group is 90% of the population
Life seems to be better when you’re slowly collecting minor-ish injuries
April 17, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Life seems to be better when you’re slowly collecting minor-ish injuries
Been having a lot of best nights of my love these past two years
April 13, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Been having a lot of best nights of my love these past two years
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Reactionary 1950s nostalgia is so funny from an Irish point of view because “the world of my grandparents” is a small cramped rural bungalow with 5 children and turf heating.
March 23, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Reactionary 1950s nostalgia is so funny from an Irish point of view because “the world of my grandparents” is a small cramped rural bungalow with 5 children and turf heating.
Drunk af trying to reply to serious discussion about Canadian aircraft acquisition, I just know I’m gonna wake up in morning and think I’m an idiot
March 21, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Drunk af trying to reply to serious discussion about Canadian aircraft acquisition, I just know I’m gonna wake up in morning and think I’m an idiot
Everything I don’t like is illegal
Actual man child
Actual man child
March 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Everything I don’t like is illegal
Actual man child
Actual man child
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Moroccan cuisine might be my new favourite ngl
March 7, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Moroccan cuisine might be my new favourite ngl
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We need to protect ourselves. Please sign and share our petition demanding an EU army: actionnetwork.org/petitions/eu... 💜
February 21, 2025 at 5:38 PM
We need to protect ourselves. Please sign and share our petition demanding an EU army: actionnetwork.org/petitions/eu... 💜
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When Her Ladyship's Daily Fail, my copy of The Times, and the under gardener's leftist rag all agree, truly we are through the looking glass
February 20, 2025 at 12:02 PM
When Her Ladyship's Daily Fail, my copy of The Times, and the under gardener's leftist rag all agree, truly we are through the looking glass
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This moronic MAGA narrative of "But we are pivoting to Asia" falls apart the moment you ask them why any Asian allies would continue to trust them after they abandoned an entire continent.
February 18, 2025 at 10:06 PM
This moronic MAGA narrative of "But we are pivoting to Asia" falls apart the moment you ask them why any Asian allies would continue to trust them after they abandoned an entire continent.
If I’m not supposed to drink and drive, why does my car have a built in bottle opener on that retractable belt thing
February 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
If I’m not supposed to drink and drive, why does my car have a built in bottle opener on that retractable belt thing
Extremely upset that the sheer ridiculousness of American politics right now has dragged me kicking and screaming from my goal of pretending American politics don’t exist
February 16, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Extremely upset that the sheer ridiculousness of American politics right now has dragged me kicking and screaming from my goal of pretending American politics don’t exist
Been saying
it is beyond clear that for many americans trump is a blank slate who stands for whatever they personally want
February 14, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Been saying
Finally gonna sign up for a gp, been living in this country for a year and a half without one
February 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Finally gonna sign up for a gp, been living in this country for a year and a half without one
On a punk rock kick rn, coincidentally timed with a qotsa/amyl and the sniffers concert in a few months. Happy little accidents
February 3, 2025 at 10:29 AM
On a punk rock kick rn, coincidentally timed with a qotsa/amyl and the sniffers concert in a few months. Happy little accidents
Anyone know a website where i can buy genuine milsurp in the Netherlands/Germany/Belgium that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg? Or is all the surplus in Europe just long gone by now
February 3, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Anyone know a website where i can buy genuine milsurp in the Netherlands/Germany/Belgium that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg? Or is all the surplus in Europe just long gone by now
Imagine telling George Washington that an unelected businessman has taken control of government funding in the US
February 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Imagine telling George Washington that an unelected businessman has taken control of government funding in the US
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seeing a little too much of this shit on bluesky
January 31, 2025 at 1:08 AM
seeing a little too much of this shit on bluesky
just been exposed to the grapefruit technique
January 28, 2025 at 2:52 AM
just been exposed to the grapefruit technique
gta but you control robots in LA and actually remotely commit crime
January 28, 2025 at 2:51 AM
gta but you control robots in LA and actually remotely commit crime
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The take I am most certain of that gets me in the most trouble is just "The reason homes are so expensive is because there are not enough of them, so we really really really need to build more of them."
January 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The take I am most certain of that gets me in the most trouble is just "The reason homes are so expensive is because there are not enough of them, so we really really really need to build more of them."