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Re: Svalbard's Alcohol Quotas

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Post by GekkePrutser » Sun, Apr 04, 2021, 9:05 AM UTC

aequitas wrote: post #7

fouc wrote: post #2

What's interesting about this?

I find the law that requires you to carry a firearm more interesting: https://www.sysselmannen.no/en/weapon/ Being a remote town in the far north with unusual day/nighy cycles does require some strange laws to keep everyone safe and sane I guess. Also, Tom has been there ofc: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFJ-ze2-SqU

Killing polar bears there is prohibited though (they're a protected species). It's only allowed if it's the absolute last resort.

So it's not like people are going around shooting up polar bears for fun or anything :)

Re: Svalbard's Alcohol Quotas

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Post by Rule35 » Tue, Apr 06, 2021, 7:27 AM UTC

curryst wrote: post #146

Rule35 wrote: post #144

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Not mediocre compared to some hyper-competitive person, but mediocre compared to your potential. It seems pretty obvious that fully self-actualized people are happier. They get more of what they want, and feel fulfilled for doing so.

Your potential is an utterly subjective objective. I'm not arguing for or against, but feeling "fully self-actualized" is equally accomplished by achieving your goals or lowering your goals until they're easily achievable. It's more a function of self-esteem than it is any kind of objective challenge. Those with healthy self-esteem feel self-actualized, those with poor self-esteem will feel as though they're never at…

> Your potential is an utterly subjective objective

Good one.

> but feeling "fully self-actualized" is equally accomplished by achieving your goals or lowering your goals until they're easily achievable.

It's more correlated with finishing what you set out to do. But there's definitely a useful component of comparing yourself with others - if your bar is too low you'll know it even if you don't have the courage to raise it.

> Those with healthy self-esteem feel self-actualized, those with poor self-esteem will feel as though they're never at their best.

Why with the worst way to interpret this? Those who feel accomplished build self-esteem. Yes, it is circular, but it needs to start with something real. You can't just wait to feel good without doing anything to cause it.

Re: Svalbard's Alcohol Quotas

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Post by RocketSyntax » Fri, Apr 09, 2021, 12:49 PM UTC

jfengel wrote: post #100

RocketSyntax wrote: post #77

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iceland taxes the heck out of it, and there are only a few stores where you can buy

But not, weirdly, at the airport. And they're proud of that. There are all kinds of signs up about how you can buy it at the airport on arrival and carry it in, duty free. I paid $20 apiece for shots at a bar in Reykjavik. I paid (IIRC) $5 for a bottle at the airport. (The bars are especially expensive. I'm told that all the Icelanders pre-game before going out drinking. If you plan to drink while in Iceland, pick it…

lots of airports do duty free. it's a good way to get regional hooch on the cheap.