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This is a bad bad idea. We have plenty of Latin American examples showing how this ends. A very inefficient company with many employees, a powerful trade union and many customers without service. I know, it feels good to have these services as public, but at the end of the day it is not a better service, and it gets more expensive with time. Good luck though.


"...but at the end of the day it is not a better service, and it gets more expensive with time."

So...just like the monopoly incumbents?


Hehe. Edge is quite an accurate name, it stays at the edge of every graphic.


I wonder why his grandmother bought the car instead of giving him 13.000. then he could pay a car in installments and have the rest for any emergencies. I never understood why people prefer cancelling credits in an economic crisis instead of keeping them.


Maybe she does not trust him much with the money. In which case she would pay for the car and let him drive it.


I guess she wanted the extra liability when he has an accident and the victims look for the deep pockets! ;)


Hi, a software developer here. I also feel like you. Started coding very young, then uni, first job, first team leader position, then moved to Europe for 5 years working in big companies ( and saving as much as I could). Now I'm back home in Latin America. Built a couple of houses cash with savings, got married. But I'm bored so I spend my time playing with my 3d printer and home automation little projects in my spare time. I don't think I will last much longer working on something I don't enjoy.

Every month I save enough for living at least 3 months (4.5k USD ) without working which is quite good, but on the other hand, I don't like what I do. It's tough to quit when you know other people are struggling to pay for basic needs in other areas.

I guess my plan is to keep saving and at some point next year ( when I get around 2-3 years worth of expenses) do something about it.

Anyways, at the moment my hobbies keep me going. That's my advice, a hobbie.


What kind of home automation projects are you working on?


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