• yrmp@lemmy.world
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    3 hours ago

    My phone was on its way out so I got something with better translation features and support for my move to Germany. Was it expensive? Yes. Is it less expensive than it will be? Also yes.

    I wouldn’t be surprised if this causes scalpers to start hoarding goods again like they did during the pandemic. Artificial scarcity but still cheaper than the official price on Amazon or whatever.

    Companies are pre-buying goods and laying off workers already, so why wouldn’t the citizenry?

    • Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de
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      11 minutes ago

      Just so you know: Germany’s government basically imploded yesterday. Has been a long time coming, really.

      Also, if you move to any of the big cities (FFM, Hamburg, Bremen, Berlin) you won’t need to speak German.