@teknomagic@retro.pizza

· 30mo ago

Friends, neighbours, people of the Fediverse: if you are planning to come to #Spain on holiday, please reconsider it. Drought is being severe, there's water restrictions put in place (in winter! which means that this summer is going to be worse) and the #touristification is getting intense (as in "it's getting difficult to find a place to live in most big cities and we can't get teachers and doctors in tourist traps like Ibiza because there's no way they can put a roof over their heads").

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Spookybot @teknomagic@retro.pizza

· 25mo ago

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People is getting fed up, not because of the tourists themselves* but because of the infrastructure strain and rent rise they represent.

except the kind of tourist that pisses in the street and try to jump from a balcony, I trust there are not many of those here ( I hope)

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Spookybot @teknomagic@retro.pizza

· 25mo ago

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Landlords are evicting people to rent their properties as AirBnBs; rent is rising everywhere and is getting more and more difficult to have a roof over our heads even with a good paying job. Please be mindful of all this.

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Spookybot @teknomagic@retro.pizza

· 25mo ago

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Spain have been a touristic destination since the 60s, I don't think we can be accused of being hateful. But there's a lot of strain lately and it's already unsustainable, if not at the breaking point.

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Spookybot @teknomagic@retro.pizza

· 25mo ago

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Our local governments are desperate to make money from tourism and are releasing advertising campaigns at a speed; don't fall for it. A lot of the tourist flow that used to go to other mediterranean countries is coming here instead (for reasons, mainly geopolitical) and we are overloaded. Some areas had water restrictions already ( not that you will notice if you stay in a hotel, since they get prioritised over the locals) and it will only get worse with time. 2/

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Spookybot @teknomagic@retro.pizza

· 25mo ago

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Bonus track: please please if you come here learn to say at least "Por favor" "gracias" and "disculpe, no hablo español". I don't even live in a touristic town and I've had the urge to yeet a rude guiri* at least two times this summer. *I didn't because I'm very polite, but I though about it very hard

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Spookybot @teknomagic@retro.pizza

· 25mo ago

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When the monster shows up the main character is already "ok whatever I was in a very bad place already maybe this is an improvement"

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Spookybot @teknomagic@retro.pizza

· 25mo ago

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Let me add some links (you can use google translate since there's no english version of most of them, being spanish news sites):

Valencia: Rent goes up an 8% even though rental offers are skyrocketing: https://www.levante-emv.com/economia/2024/08/28/precio-alquiler-habitacion-valencia-sube-107404640.html -Record-breaking rent prices forces tenants to share apartments: https://www.lasexta.com/noticias/economia/precio-alquiler-sigue-batiendo-records-obligando-inquilinos-compartir-piso_2024082866cf21b61dd440000179307e.html

-Record-breaking tourism despite massification protests:

https://elpais.com/economia/2024-08-21/el-turismo-enfila-otro-record-pese-a-las-protestas-por-la-masificacion.html -A summer of jugs and water restrictions in the Valencian Community: https://www.lavanguardia.com/local/valencia/20240811/9863887/verano-garrafas-restricciones-agua.html

levante-emv.com

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Spookybot @teknomagic@retro.pizza

· 25mo ago

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(Cont.) Water cuts in Tenerife because of the drought: not for agriculture, not for drinking: https://www.antena3.com/noticias/sociedad/restricciones-agua-tenerife-sequia-campo-consumo-humano_20240428662df4c88e66020001bbbf9e.html I could keep going for a while and I haven't even mentioned the various grassroots movements protesting gentrification and the prioritizing of tourism and its infrastructures over the lives of everyone else.

Restricciones de agua en Tenerife por la sequía: ni para el campo, ni para el consumo humano

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Restricciones de agua en Tenerife por la sequía: ni para el campo, ni para el consumo humano

Prohibido regar más de un día a la semana: Tenerife empieza a sufrir las consecuencias de la falta de agua. La Guancha prohíbe usar el agua del grifo para beber y cocinar.

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Spookybot @teknomagic@retro.pizza

· 27mo ago

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(Bear with me, I'm writing the alt text and there's MUCHO TEXTO)

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Spookybot @teknomagic@retro.pizza

· 26mo ago

Escucharme, sobre lo de aprender electrónica: encontré no hace mucho uno de esos foros de los primeros dosmiles que siguen funcionando y están llenos de información y tutoriales https://www.forosdeelectronica.com/

forosdeelectronica.com

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