Supermarket and fueling were always the largest expenses in a household. According to my eBanking app, my greatest expenditure so far is at the supermarket, and the second largest expense is fuel. I would have spent a lot more than I've already spent if I weren't working in a hotel and eating there every day and if I hadn't used my motorcycle for the past year.

Thus, we're paying an average of 10–15% more than what we paid last year, which is unfortunately an understatement since inflation in some products, such as yogurt, milk, or meat, is way higher than in other products.

Don't get me started with fuel. 95 Unleaded petrol wouldn't have cost more than €1.60-1.80/liter before the energy crisis, which is still considered expensive. We're now paying €2.10/liter. Anything below the €2 mark looks cheap now.

It's a combination of both. COVID-19 actually slowed down inflation's growth. A small increase in inflation of 1–2% is actually considered healthy for the economy. During COVID-19's quarantine, the economy basically stopped progressing due to imposed quarantine measures.Thus, it was expected for inflation to suddenly bump up after it reopened. Generally, electricity and fuel prices were already on the rise before the war in Ukraine, in August-September, due to EU policies to turn to green energy and shut down coal plants. Westerners though, like to blame Russia and Putin for the electricity crisis they ignited.

Yeah, totally broken logic. A sales assistant will spend his time and usually may not result in a sale, but he's not expecting a tip. Certainly, he's probably getting paid more from his employer than a waiter, but how is it any different for us?

Anyway, this isn't my main concern. My main issue is that I'm a middle class citizen. How am I supposed to pay for someone else's wage? With these increasing costs, I can barely afford to eat outside, let alone tip huge amounts. If the service is good, I usually round up to the nearest euro or two.

I think that tipping goes well beyond food and catering businesses in the USA. You're expected to tip your hairdressers, assistance employees, taxi drivers, beauty salons. It's a generally widespread practice. While I'm not against tipping a reasonable amount of money if the service was great, charging huge amounts of over 15-25% is outrageous.

Dining outside and services are generally a lot more expensive in the U.S. compared to Europe, and especially Greece in my case. Dinner for two ranges from 25-40 euros here. Most I've spent is about there, in the U.S. though, it's way more than that, and you also have to pay sales tax if I'm not mistaken and to leave an approximate 20% tip.

Is there any point in reporting their posts? By the time a moderator reviews it, it will have already been edited and filled in. Usually, it's within the 10-minute time frame, and it's not even shown as edited. Do moderators or administrators have access to see the initial post? Does Ninjastic.space, for instance, keep track of such posts? If the answer to at least one of the previous questions is yes, then I'll be on the lookout for any blank posts left to be edited in the future. Otherwise, it's no use.

The only positive thing regarding 1xbit is that they don't have an abundance of participants. Imagine them having up to 100 users. Most, if not all, of their users are suspicious, accused of multiaccounting or using traded accounts or involved in scams. It's disappointing.

Even when crude oil had plummeted below $90, we still saw insignificant reductions at gas stations. Not only is this situation bad, but speculation makes it worse than it actually is. I don't know if the same situation occurs in other countries too, but here at least, inflation is to some degree speculative. We're talking about an energy crisis, but in the meantime, electricity providers are soaring in profit. Don't get me started on oil companies.

Volatility is a huge issue. You can't plan anything in advance. Gas, electricity, and groceries constantly change prices, and it's usually for the worse. Our quality of life is worsening, and so is our mental health. We're headed towards the great recession, this is only the beginning. This will be a harsh winter.

The increased price of goods is a vicious cycle, starting from the very basic ones, which are electricity and fuel/oil prices. With increased transportation and upkeep costs, we're doomed to suffer from massive increases in daily goods. The worst thing is that things aren't getting better anytime soon, since Brent and WTI crude oil have skyrocketed once again, almost surpassing $100 for Brent and $93 for WTI. At least we had noticed a minor relief in fuel prices in the past months. However, this is about to change, causing products to skyrocket once again.

That is great news *sarcasm*. OPEC is basically cutting down on oil production, leading to massive price increases. I honestly at least expected Brent oil to stay below $90 a barrel, which is still expensive but a little more sustainable at least. If these new prices remain, they will trigger a new round of price increases in every day's goods, sending inflation to the moon.

Things are not looking good at all. And winter hasn't even started.

Honestly, when you first launched this website, it was barely functioning, and since then, I hadn't bothered to check for any progress. However, this quickly changed and the difference is day and night. You've featured the most popular coins along with the ability to search for any coin you're looking for, along with all fractions of it. The dark theme looks great too. All the information below the exchange rates ("About, Usage, etc.") is a great addition too.

The only thing I don't like, which is only a small minor detail, is the number of decimals. If I am to search for fractions of Bitcoin with a few decimals, the equivalent in USD includes way too many numbers and blows the whole thing out of proportion, making it look a little off. Personally, I'd limit them to two.

Apart from that tiny detail, you've done a great job. Congratulations!

That's not the case, most if not all of their participants knew what they were getting themselves into. They don't care if they've received negative trust. As you've also mentioned yourself, chances are that most of them are alt accounts of other members, bought accounts or simple spammers who had zero chances or entering a decent campaign.

Thus, these members have nothing to lose. Those with more than two brain cells withdrew their application after being warned by DT higher members about 1xbit.

Brace yourselves for massive price increases in fuel. Brent crude oil has surpassed $98.5/barrel while WTI is just over $92.5/barrel, compared to $82.6 and $76.6, respectively, a little over a week ago. That's a significant increase in oil prices, while at least here in Greece, we never saw the corresponding decrease at fuel pumps. However, prices have already started increasing at gas stations. This situation is not only tiring but also depressing. There is no longer any stability in life; everything is rapidly shifting. You can no longer make any plans for the future and every asset has become way too volatile, from commodities to cryptocurrencies and stocks. Only real estate is holding up, but that doesn't help the average Joe who's renting.

It's 2022 and we still see similar examples in middle eastern countries such as Saudi Arabia or Iran. Under the scorching sun, women are not allowed to wear whatever they want. They are forced to wear the hijab. Until 2018, women were prohibited from being issued a driving license in Saudi Arabia. They are even unable to apply for a passport without their male guardian's approval. Let's also not forget that women weren't allowed to vote a few decades ago. Thus, it wouldn't surprise me if this photo is actually real. Fortunately, for most countries, all these discriminations belong to the past. Hopefully in the future, women in less fortunate countries will share the same rights as men in the western world.

I don't understand the tipping culture in the U.S. Why aren't restaurants paying at least the minimum wage, so their waiters can live comfortably in combination with the tips they receive? Waiters are basically costing the employer nothing. It's ridiculous that workers are putting up with it. What if everybody stopped tipping? Especially now, with the increased living costs and the already inflated prices of the U.S., adding another 20% to your bill every time you dine outside is excessive.

Honestly, I'd be pissed if I had to spend another $20 just to eat outside. Why are people, both workers and customers putting up with such a stupid culture?

Of course, life expectancy is linked to income levels. Someone barely making the minimum wage doesn't have the same access to health care as someone well off, nor does he have the same working conditions as someone well off. The Queen not only had the best access to medicine and healthcare, but also a life with little to no manual labor and poor working and living conditions, something which the average Joe has to go through in order to survive in this rat race.

I couldn't find an index on income levels and life expectancy in the OECD's book "Health at a Glance,", but I did find something close. Life expectancy by education level, which is usually correlated to income levels. The following graph represents the gap between lower and higher education levels for men and women. A 30-year-old with lower education can anticipate having 5.2 less years of life than a 30-year-old with a higher education (a university degree or equivalent). The life expectancy difference between males with lower and higher education levels is over ten years in many central and eastern European nations (Slovak Republic, Latvia, Poland, and Hungary), where socioeconomic inequalities are particularly pronounced among men.

It's understandable. Most, if not all, of 1xbit's participants had extremely slim chances of joining a decent campaign. The majority of them are spammers, lack basic English knowledge and/or have negative trust, which immediately blocks them from even applying to most campaigns. On the one hand, I don't blame them; they wouldn't manage to participate in any other event. On the other hand, they're taking the easy way out instead of spending more time around the forum getting to know each other better and improving their post quality, which could potentially lead to having a steady source of income through the forum for years to come. 1xbit's campaign probably won't stick around forever. Their account will be permanently stigmatized though.

It's a huge issue in the United States. Not only is everything expensive and overpriced, especially if you're from Europe for vacations, for instance, but you're also expected to tip over 10-20% of the total bill just because of the broken tipping culture in the U.S. Restaurants are not paying their staff a living wage, and it is expected of customers to pay their workers' salaries. What kind of messed up logic is that? It's not mandatory in Greece either, but you can round up to the nearest 0 or 5, for example, if the service was decent (paying 50 instead of 47, etc.). It's solely up to you. I don't think it's a huge issue in the western world, but only in the U.S.

The only places I was asked to tip were two restaurants in Poland, Krakow, when I visited for vacation. In one of them, the waiter went ahead and asked me if I could give him a tip, which was a bit strange, but since he was extremely polite and caring, I didn't mind. I wouldn't sit around and make a fuss about it on my holiday. In the latter, they went ahead and charged a small "service charge" of a few Polish Zloty. It was approximately a euro or two, max. The waiter informed me about it, but the service was decent and while I didn't like the forced tipping, I wasn't going to make a scene for a euro or two.

I've sent some your way because I know how it feels to be lacking just a little merit in order to rank up. Your posts are up to decent standards and you deserve the Hero rank. I would have given all the 17 merits required to rank up. However, you're lacking the necessary activity, which will require you to spend quite some time in the forum to reach the requirement for Hero. Thus, I saved just a few in order to help someone else too. I don't have much sMerit myself, you see. I'm certain that you'll get the necessary merit in no time, you just need to work on being active and growing your activity levels.

Judging by your activity, you'll need approximately 9-10 weeks to rank up. You're gaining 14 activity per 2 weeks. Unless your potential activity > current activity which means you're lacking the necessary posts. There used to be a tool to see potential activity but it's not working anymore or I can't find it.

All the best.

That is not entirely true. Gas, CNG, and electricity prices were already on the rise even before the end of summer 2021, due to a mixture of policies to ban coal-fueled plants, which are popular in Europe in an attempt to switch to greener alternatives. Certainly, the Ukrainian-Russian war was the icing on the cake, but honestly, I believe that all this fuel and energy crisis is also, to some degree, pure speculation. Electricity and fuel providers are recording massive profits during the past year, placing a huge burden on consumers throughout Europe.

That's the price you pay when you're dependent on Russia's oil and CNG, along with placing sanctions against a superpower.

They are screenshots from my phone. They can even be zoomed in if you click on each photo individually. I didn't have the time frame to turn on my computer in order to get decent print screens from there. Chances are that some of his posts would have already been edited out by then.
I don't know about Yobit's campaign; either I wasn't active back then or I wasn't paying attention. Anyway, 1xbit is consisted of 38 participants, certainly not an insignificant number. Roobet, for instance, has 60 members, which is one of the largest and most established campaigns. Most of 1xbit's participants feature terrible post quality, with only a few of them being average enough. The forum isn't filled with their spam posts, but there's a decent amount stemming from them.

Perhaps my statement was too bold. You're right, not everything is the same. However, most cases of human oppression and lack of freedom and rights for women or anyone who is different than the so-called "normal" (homosexuals, transgenders, you name it) are found in Islamic or Arab countries. Calling the hijab a religious thing and forcing it upon women is unacceptable. Even if it wasn't mandatory, I still wouldn't get why women would want to wear such a thing under the scorching sun. I find the whole ordeal degrading to women, and those who support human degradation in the name of their god make me sick to my stomach.