I mean, we’re also obese. But your other points stand 😁

Right, yes that was common, being named after the farm. Interesting family story 🙂

Though, being Danish, I have a national duty to say that Denmark didn’t conquer Norway, it was inherited by a king around 1400 and then developed into a full union in 15-something when the Swedes left the Kalmar Union. It was a dual monarchy, effectively one country, ruled from Copenhagen and standard Danish was no more forced on the Norwegians than it was forced on other Danes speaking a dialect of Danish.

The union was dissolved in 1814 when Napoleon (who was allied to Denmark), lost his wars and Norway was given to Sweden. After 100 years under Swedish rule, Norway was finally independent.

It’s been something of a national need in Norway to emphasize all the bad things under the dual monarchy, but in truth Norwegians and Danes were completely equal. Look up any major historical or cultural figure from the era and there’s a good chance he came from what is now Norway, most of the navy was Norwegian and so on. I understand the need to find someone to other so that the national identity grows stronger, but it’s a pity it’s become a narrative of Danish exploitation when that’s completely false.

I say equal, that goes for the political class and nobility, the peasants in both countries were of course almost completely powerless 😉

I can’t think of what Norwegian name it’s supposed to be a Danish pronunciation of, tbh. Severin?

Made me curious now, shame you’d have to dox yourself to tell me 😔

No problem, it’s a common misconception👌 have a nice day!

Sure, but what the hell does that have to do with Denmark? The Dutch live in the Netherlands - totally different culture, language, history. I don’t think we Danes have invented ANY novel form of financial instrument or financial system.

I can’t hear you over the sound of your shitty copper, Ea-Nasir!

I… Think that’s the UK you’re thinking about.

Well, yes, most people want computers to be unnoticable and boring. I agree, we need more boring tech that just does a job and doesn’t bother us. That said, plenty of people find self-hosting to be fun - your SO and mine excepted, of course.

I’m anti-kid because I didn’t consent to the sentience that I have experienced and I have the empathy to want others not to suffer.

Maybe you should find the empathy to see that your experience is not everyone’s experience, then?

Having kids can be extremely fulfilling, doesn’t increase human suffering at all. Having kids subjectively improved my life and the lives of many people adjacent to me, e.g. the lives of my family members and friends and my kids’ friends.

I don’t understand how the Internet is so anti kids, it’s pretty baffling.

That’s still the way it works in Denmark, but with plastic bottles too. Something like 98% of all bottles are recycled.

It’s not even that strict. In Denmark you have to have been a resident continually for 9 years, with no long periods of travel abroad, before you can even apply for citizenship, as well as a ‘permanent residence’ permit.

You also have to have been employed continually for 3½ of the previous 4 years, have a clean criminal record, as well as pass several Danish exams and a citizenship test where you must demonstrate knowledge of Danish society, culture, history and so on.

After that, you have to participate in a ceremony where you shake hands with the mayor or alderman of your municipality, sign a declaration where you swear to comply with the Constiturion, respect Danish values and laws, and support democracy.

THEN your name is added to a formal law which must be passed by the parliament - as Danish citizenship is awarded by law.

Arguably, Afghanistan has never been united as a nation in the way we think about it, at least not for long. The cycle seems to be short decades of control under some power followed by decades of decentralization and local powers.

Maybe. Outlines how this whole tariff thing is dumb in a globalised economy.

Novo produces a lot of Wegovy/Ozempic in the US, in North Carolina specifically. But I don’t know if it’s enough to cover US demand, probably not.

Did I mention that Novo also produces insulin? You’re basically a double menace, the king kindly asks you to take it down a notch… or else!

I deem you a threat to Ozempic/Wegovy maker NovoNordisk - we thought we had an engine for infinite growth when we decided to monetize fat yanks, but you had to go and stay thin, didn’t ya!

Don’t count on it

This is kind of hilarious in a dumb way. It’s going to hit american consumers like a goddamn hammer, and will be rewarded with tariffs going the other way, and we’ll all be poorer. Americans most of all.

If he keeps going like this you’ll end up with stagflation - high inflation and a stagnating or recessive economy. That shit is hard to get out of, good luck.