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Well shit, that could be better! Hopefully you can find the right person to help figure the things out. Fwiw, it’d be a similar story in a lot of places in the US, with the possible exception of the cannabis. And without your protections against homelessness etc. plus a lot more guns.
That said, try some comedy. Standup, movies, records, whatever. Laughter is the best medicine.
Thanks. I recently found a great therapist. British, and we use English. Because he's not Finnish, he's not blinded by the culture and I can actually get someone to understand the issues I have.
Well, since the US had a lot of police abuse things, you now have pretty strict laws on procedure, warrants issued by a judge, Miranda rights, etc. I'm not saying those always get followed, but if they're caught not following, people can sue for a lot. Here I the warrant just needs to be a oral permission from a high ranking police, but when I actually got the warrant in paper, it was backdated 2 months after the search. And I can't find anyone who'd find a problem with that.
At least the US has the sort of defense lawyer that Better Call Saul parodies a bit.
Essentially Finnish people trust too much in their systems — and not without reason — but that trust for a long time has made it so that no-one sees if they work. And unchecked power does what unchecked powers does, no matter the nation.
Dude I think I've watched all the comedy. And drama. And fantasy. And scifi. Several thousands of hours, I'd say. ST: TNG, DS9, Voyager, Enterprise. Tng at least 3x Voyager 2x. House MD like 5x. Fry and Laurie. All QI. All WILTY. All Taskmaster. All big fat quizes. All specials from a lot of standups. Family guy, American Dad, Taika Waititis shows; What We Do in the Shadows, Our Flag Means Death.
Laughter might be the best medicine, but things which make me laugh nowadays are pretty rare.