Emeritus Prof. Christopher MayChrisMayLA6@mastodon.me.uk
Oct 23, 2026, 9:58 AMWell, they build some nice home extensions, I'm sure
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Paitpait@mastodon.socialOct 23, 2026, 11:56 AM@ChrisMayLA6 Can’t judge every personal expense, but looking at aggregate statistics Britain seemed to have been doing fairly well until Brexit.
- Emeritus Prof. Christopher MayChrisMayLA6@mastodon.me.ukOct 23, 2026, 12:42 PM
Well it was certainly doing better than it now is
- Paitpait@mastodon.socialOct 25, 2026, 10:24 AM
@ChrisMayLA6 Then again, it’s not doing badly recently either. It’s in the nature of some young and some old people to complain, but like in the United Kingdom is good, as it is in Europe.
Less so for many people in Brazil where I am writing from, though way better than a generation or 2 ago. Here all the whining about how bad things are when they really are not may put a fascist in the presidency. I don’t like that.
I hope it doesn’t happen here, nor in Europe.
- Emeritus Prof. Christopher MayChrisMayLA6@mastodon.me.ukOct 25, 2026, 10:29 AM
Yes, fair comment; as always, depends on your comparator
- Paitpait@mastodon.socialOct 25, 2026, 2:37 PM
@ChrisMayLA6 Like, almost every other country in the world now, and every country just a generation ago?
Of course we could do better, and should work for it.