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Re: The "developed country problem" thread
« Reply #465 on: May 01, 2017, 04:52:33 AM »
Yesterday, the TV wouldn't connect to the WiFi and I couldn't watch Netflix. I had to reconfigure the connection using the remote.

  Shouldn't the remote have done the reconfiguring for you?  :'(
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Re: The "developed country problem" thread
« Reply #466 on: May 01, 2017, 04:55:01 AM »
When I got to the classroom at college this morning, I found that someone had already taken the chair that I like. I had to make do and sit in another chair.

  We in the developed world should never have to "make do."  :'(
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Re: The "developed country problem" thread
« Reply #467 on: May 02, 2017, 12:00:59 AM »
Yesterday, the TV wouldn't connect to the WiFi and I couldn't watch Netflix. I had to reconfigure the connection using the remote.

  Shouldn't the remote have done the reconfiguring for you?  :'(

But why was the reconfiguration necessary in the first place? Surely there must be someone I can sue.
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Re: The "developed country problem" thread
« Reply #468 on: May 02, 2017, 10:23:33 AM »
Yesterday, the TV wouldn't connect to the WiFi and I couldn't watch Netflix. I had to reconfigure the connection using the remote.

  Shouldn't the remote have done the reconfiguring for you?  :'(

But why was the reconfiguration necessary in the first place? Surely there must be someone I can sue.

  But if you sue, you'll have to pay a lawyer.  :MLA:   It seems you just can't win!  :'(
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Re: The "developed country problem" thread
« Reply #469 on: May 02, 2017, 02:44:41 PM »
Yesterday, the TV wouldn't connect to the WiFi and I couldn't watch Netflix. I had to reconfigure the connection using the remote.

  Shouldn't the remote have done the reconfiguring for you?  :'(

But why was the reconfiguration necessary in the first place? Surely there must be someone I can sue.

  But if you sue, you'll have to pay a lawyer.  :MLA:   It seems you just can't win!  :'(

But the lawyer wins, and that's all that really matters.  :thumbup:

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Re: The "developed country problem" thread
« Reply #470 on: May 03, 2017, 12:21:03 AM »
I finished watching a TV series on Netflix and now I can't decide what to watch next. :'(
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Re: The "developed country problem" thread
« Reply #471 on: May 03, 2017, 04:52:16 AM »
I finished watching a TV series on Netflix and now I can't decide what to watch next. :'(

  Nobody talks about the burden of too many choices.  We really need to talk about it.  :'(
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Re: The "developed country problem" thread
« Reply #472 on: May 03, 2017, 03:45:58 PM »
I finished watching a TV series on Netflix and now I can't decide what to watch next. :'(

  Nobody talks about the burden of too many choices.  We really need to talk about it.  :'(

I'm trying to, but it's just so hard.
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Re: The "developed country problem" thread
« Reply #473 on: May 03, 2017, 05:53:24 PM »
I finished watching a TV series on Netflix and now I can't decide what to watch next. :'(

  Nobody talks about the burden of too many choices.  We really need to talk about it.  :'(

I'm trying to, but it's just so hard.

  We deserve time off from our problems!  :'(
 
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Re: The "developed country problem" thread
« Reply #474 on: May 04, 2017, 01:00:07 AM »
I have to work now. The injustice of it all.
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Re: The "developed country problem" thread
« Reply #475 on: May 04, 2017, 03:34:15 AM »
No unsweetened soya milk at the local shop.  Had to have sweetened.  Not sure I can cope with the strain.
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Re: The "developed country problem" thread
« Reply #476 on: May 04, 2017, 04:41:07 AM »
No unsweetened soya milk at the local shop.  Had to have sweetened.  Not sure I can cope with the strain.

  You should protest outside the shop!  The customer must be heard!    :spam:
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Re: The "developed country problem" thread
« Reply #477 on: May 04, 2017, 04:47:04 AM »
I have to work now. The injustice of it all.

  I'll have to work for at least 15 more years to qualify for maximum Social Security benefits. 
   Assuming there will even be Social Security benefits left after all these old people spend it!  :'(
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Re: The "developed country problem" thread
« Reply #478 on: May 04, 2017, 02:49:40 PM »
Had a strange dream that I lived in a country that didn't have universal free healthcare.  Woke up not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
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Re: The "developed country problem" thread
« Reply #479 on: May 05, 2017, 01:06:08 AM »
Had a strange dream that I lived in a country that didn't have universal free healthcare.  Woke up not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

  Are you American?  Cause I don't know whether to envy you or what.  :orly:
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