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  • NorskSud@piefed.socialtoBuy European@feddit.ukAmazon alternative?
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    5 days ago

    What are you all buying there? I’m genuinely puzzled… I’m more and more convinced that the people asking for Amazon alternatives should just shop less. Often the best alternative is nothing at all. Do we really need a European Instagram or X? A European Temu? I don’t think so… just be more present in real life folks.


  • Duolingo will never be enough, but can be a good fun start and also a way of keeping always some contact with the language. But to really master a language you’ll need multiple tools and sources, there are no miracles… it’s all about repetition, exposure, daring to speak… and above all, use the language. If you master a language and then stop using it, it will fade away.






  • Exactly. There are literally thousands of alternatives to Amazon, including physical shops by the way. This is not rocket science, do some research (Ecosia is your friend) and you’ll see you can always find better prices elsewhere also… And sometimes paying a bit more is worth it, for example for the convenience of having living commerce in your street with immediate delivery directly to your hands over the counter.










  • No region of the world can receive millions of people without disruptions. Some thousands and you have a housing crisis already, shitty apartments in Lisbon are more expensive than good ones in Brussels. And the total of the population barely changed…

    Also, migration without controls is a neoliberal agenda, not a left one. Controlled economy doesn’t work with uncontrolled migration. It’s weird to me that it’s always the left carrying the defense of migration when it’s something of a free market ideology. Socialist countries are always extremely controlling of their borders.