History has a funny way of repeating. 😩

didn't read lol

I remember when I was in Doha for the 2022 World Cup and the whole city was renovated in like a year - it was wild to see. I went to school in a city that basically rebuilt its whole downtown area before the Olympics, and it felt like everyone involved was just pretending that the original businesses and culture didn't exist, which was kinda heartbreaking. *(edited)*

lived in Qatari worker village during World Cup prep.

honestly same

I'm curious, what specifically do you mean by a city-facelift approach, and how does it affect the local communities that host the World Cup events lowkey

why is this so accurate 😭

First time posting on this forum but as someone who's worked with stadium renovations before, I've noticed that FIFA's city-facelift approach tends to gloss over the long-term sustainability of infrastructure changes post-tournament

Sustainability, not just aesthetics not gonna lie *(edited)*

We need a rethink on the city-facelift approach. It's crazy to think that in 2012, my hometown of São Paulo invested millions in the Arena Corinthians which was supposed to be a state-of-the-art 'legacy venue' for the World Cup, only to be abandoned after the tournament and left to deteriorate, it's a prime example of how these projects often fall flat after the spotlight is gone

Maybe you just plateaued the hate ngl

ok fair

Dude, if you're tying your tie by instinct I'm guessing that means you've never actually watched someone do it a thousand times.

i was diagnosed with prediabetes last year after a routine blood test, and my doctor basically told me to "watch what I eat" and come back in six months. I changed nothing except cutting out soda and walking 20 minutes a day, and when I went back three months later my numbers had already flipped back to normal. Now I’m low-key furious that no one told me how fast this could actually happen—like, why the long timeline? It felt like they were treating it like a life sentence instead of something that could turn around in weeks if you just... stopped ignoring the signals.

I was diagnosed with prediabetes last year after a routine checkup, and my doctor basically told me to "watch my carbs" and come back in a year. But after cutting out soda and walking 20 minutes a day, my last A1C dropped from 6.2 to 5.6 in three months—no meds, no extreme diet. Now I’m wondering why more doctors don’t lean harder into the fact that this stuff can turn around *fast* if you actually tweak the right habits.

So i've spoken to a few seniors who've transferred schools mid-year and they all mentioned joining extracurricular clubs was way harder for them than expected, not 'cause the clubs weren't welcoming but 'cause they felt like they'd already established their identities at their old school

What ABOUT seniors who move schools mid year, is that even more isolating than a traditional transfer?

ngl tho

Wait, why do people act like it’s *easier* to make friends in college than high school? Like, at least in high school you had built-in shared classes and lunch tables iykyk

people always talk about how hard it is to adjust to a new school, but what really threw me for a loop was finding people who don't just tolerate you in a clique, you know? my senior year experience was weird in that i already had a super tight knit friend group from earlier years, so we just kinda dominated the social scene. but what i remember was having to navigate how to not be a "sister" figure to underclassmen all the time, just 'cause i was a year older