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  • Portugal

    If it doesn't require immediate attention I call my health center. I can get an appointment with my family pshysician in a few days or, if it's more urgent, some other doctor will see me the same day but I'll have to wait there until one is free (can go anywhere between 15mn and 2 hours). I'm lucky though, some health centers suck really bad. The ones in big cities are generally better.

    If it's more urgent I call the national health line and they'll A: tell me how to treat it myself B: set up an appointment in my health center (or another if mine is not available) C: send me straight to the closest emergency room.

    Wait times in the emergency room depend on the gravity and the hospital. My hospital sucks. Low priority you'll spend there the whole day, easy. 10+ hours. Medium priority you'll wait 4 or 5 hours. High priority about an hour, maybe two. Very high priority (head falling off) you go right in. In good hospitals those times are much lower. In the major city I used to live I never waited more than 2 hours for any priority. I also had surgery there and it was great.

    Never paid a cent, I think it goes without saying.

  • I hear you. I have 3 machines: my main rig, a light laptop and a server. The main rig is on Windows 10 LTSC and the server is on Linux (goes without saying).

    When I bought the laptop I decided to use it only with Linux as a way to squeeze it's resources but also as a way to figure it how realistic it would be to use Linux exclusively. After starting on Mint and hopping to Arch I ended up on Debian and I'm quite satisfied with it. But I also realized it would never work on my main rig. Lots of stuff and software would just not work the same way. Would it be usable, yes. But it would be mostly workarounds instead of the perfect setup I have built.

    Linux will definitely get there. It's improving fast. But telling people that don't know better to just switch only to find out half of what they did will now have to be done with workarounds and hassles is dishonest and does not help Linux at all. When Linux is perfect those people will already be burned and resist it needlessly.

  • He was dead the moment he got caught. Nevermind guilty. I don't care how many technicalities or strategies his lawyer might have. There's no way in hell the powers that be will let him have anything other than being made a harsh example for all of us plebs.

    This isn't about him commiting the crime of murder. This about scaring us into submission so we don't get any ideas. Even if he's actually innocent because of they don't catch the killer they can't use it as an example, so they need someone.

    He's not walking. Get ready for the inevitable. Even if the word of the law is on his side they'll pull something last moment. It's really naive to think they'd ever allow themselves being made a joke by us.

  • Last Action Hero. I know the editing is pretty bad and the rhythm is a bit messed up in the last part but it's the most meta movie ever and an homage/parody to classic action movies. Having Arnold play the main part is the cherry on top.

  • I never thought of wanking. I could stay away from video games, no problem. Browsing would stay at a minimum. But wanking...I'd do it every time I'd become just a bit stressed. 10/10 would hurt myself.

  • Look, I'm glad you took that off your chest. My point still remains and I won't be shamed into silence. And no, it's not your fault or any gender in particular. Hell, it is a problem of toxic masculinity, and both women and men are to blame.

    I'm glad you care and please, keep caring. It does make a difference. Mentalities change one person at a time.

    You talk about men "choosing" unhealthy ways to deal with pain and grief. I'm sorry, but you have no idea what it is to be a man. Your intentions may be good but you can never truly understand how lonely male existence is because you haven't experienced it. Same way I can never truly understand what it is being put down and condescended for being a woman, among other things. I see it, and it troubles me, but I never experienced it. I'm not arrogant to pretend I know how it feels.

    This is my experience being a man. When you fall apart and become vulnerable everybody runs. Repulse is the right word. You can feel the contempt when you show that weakness. Both in men and women. This isn't a men versus women thing. I'm not talking about SO's running away when we're weak. While it does happen, in my experience a SO is one of the few people you can actually show vulnerability. That, family and, if you're lucky, a few close friends. Beyond that, our society simply isn't wired to accept weakness on a man. It's not men's fault, it's not women's fault, it's the culture itself.

    Can it be fixed? I don't know. Either way, I feel frustrated by it and it's my right to voice that frustration.

  • I'm so sorry you're going through this. I know it sucks. The truth is, nobody cares about a man's suffering. There's something in a man's weakness that repulses most people. Even people that like you and would love to see you do good. When I went through the same I realized the only people who care are close family, people who can relate and people who have some interest in you. It sucks but you must know it's not about you.

    That being said you have both sides to take into account. Your so-called friends are not your friends and they never were. Period. Erase them from your life. They deserve even less thoughts than your ex. When the chips are down they showed you what they were about. Now you know how worthless they are. Some people are not as lucky and stay in toxic and superficial "friendships" for years and that stops them from finding actual good friends.

    And, non withstanding all that, a depressed and sad person is not a good company. It brings you down. And that's OK because we make sacrifices for the people we love. But if the person is in a vicious cycle of negativity and always complaining to the same person, it gets tiresome pretty fast. I'm not saying it's your case, it's just something to keep your mind on. Friends should support you but only you can actually fix yourself. Usually time heals everything but, if it's not, it's your responsibility to take care of your mental health (therapist, psychiatrist, etc). There's only so much a friend can do for you. And don't put all that weight on one person. Spread it around.

    And stop talking crazy about ending it. It hurts. It's one of the worst pains I ever felt. It's almost unbearable. But it does get better. And eventually you will feel whole again. It's a hard road but there is paradise up ahead. But for now you have to walk through hell to reach it. But I promise you, it will be worth every step.

  • Off My Chest @lemmy.world

    Ended a 4 year long relationship and I actually feel relief

    Off My Chest @lemmy.world

    How envy made an incel ex-friend detonate my social life

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    Need some help setting up gethomepage in my server

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    Is there a way to disable a specific show/movie for everyone?

    Portugal - Geral @lemmy.pt

    Israelitas ameaçam protesto pró-Palestina no Porto

    Portugal - Geral @lemmy.pt

    Bibi vive na rua - Entrevista

    Selfhosted @lemmy.world

    I'm deploying a Laravel app on nginx. Only the main route works, every other throws me a 404

    Relationship Advice @lemmy.world

    My friend is acting really weird with my girlfriend

    World News @lemmy.world

    Pro-Palestine demonstrators in Portugal assaulted by Israeli tourists

    Buildapc @lemmy.world

    I need help choosing my next GPU below 400 Euros

    Lemmy Shitpost @lemmy.world

    I'm trying to think of something more stupid than this but it's not easy...

    World News @lemmy.world

    Russia fires warning shots and boards cargo ship in Black Sea

    Portugal - Geral @lemmy.pt

    Portugal’s bid to attract foreign money backfires as rental market goes ‘crazy’

    Portugal - Geral @lemmy.pt

    Mais um agente imobiliário a enriquecer a vender o país a americanos

    Reddit @lemmy.world

    Today my account is no more

    Portugal - Geral @lemmy.pt

    "Há críticas que custam a engolir quando são feitas por alguém que representa precisamente um dos principais grupos causadores do descalabro lisboeta"

    Portugal - Geral @lemmy.pt

    Morte de bebé de um ano em seita espiritual de Coimbra investigada pelo Ministério Público

    Portugal - Geral @lemmy.pt

    STOP e os bárbaros na Invicta

    Portugal - Geral @lemmy.pt

    Centro Comercial STOP, no Porto, fechado pela polícia. Mais um hotel para turistas?

    Portugal - Geral @lemmy.pt

    Pagar para voltar de férias - isto é legal?