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New comment by tom86150 in "Building from zero after addiction, prison, and a felony"

tom86150 — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 04:44:22 +0000

I am going to get to work with my classic Vespa scooter. Its cheaper than a car and i live only 7 kms away from my workplace. Riding bus and tram is time consuming and expensive. Its fun to ride a classic scooter and it never failed so far because i use it everyday. My classic runs up to 70km/h and people think its a slow, modern scooter so they dont really pay attention to me.

New comment by tom86150 in "Volkswagen to close German plant, a first in their company history"

tom86150 — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 20:10:37 +0000

If we become the same shithole as the US of A, we could produce very cheap cars. But for that goal, we have start or fuel some foreign wars, making the own population poorer and dumber every day. At least we have a residue of normality these days.

New comment by tom86150 in "Australia's social media ban in chaos as youths flock to Chinese alternatives"

tom86150 — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 05:31:15 +0000

If have read a lot about censorship that this step is doing. Its simply protecting the youth from clever businesses making them dumber every day. They are not cut from communication, they still can call their friends. Teachers complain about the decreasing abilities of youngsters and true addictional behaviour.

New comment by tom86150 in "Will blockbuster obesity drugs revolutionize addiction treatment?"

tom86150 — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 06:52:03 +0000

Addict reporting in. It is the wrong approach to take medication again to treat a behavioral problem. Every good therapist advises against it. In the case of addiction, behavior, living conditions, and environment must change. I moved away and, of course, stopped going to bars or concerts. You have to pay this price until you find a meaningful activity to replace the time you spent consuming. You can no longer be friends with users, and if your job was bad, you have to find another one. These drugs are also no substitute for withdrawal treatment, where you learn how to behave in risky situations, e.g., when you are pressured to drink a beer. You also have to expect relapses and accept that addiction is not curable, you can only stop it. However, many people can still live well sober. Addiction is like driving on a well-travelled road. With the substance, everything is smooth, normal, and you get where you want to go. The new, sober path is bumpy and it takes time for the road to become just as well-travelled. Normally, the craving disappears after about a year, and then you can say that the worst is over. In the meantime, you have changed something. I found a job where I have to drive sober, which keeps me from using very well. I also have an expensive, classic scooter, which I have to bring home sober, and I meet up with people and have social contact again It might be a comfy way to delegate problems you still have to medication and doctors, the most work you have to do yourself.