A glimpse in the day to day hardships of living in a True Socialist Paradise™
Venezuela might as well be a synonym of inflation and/or disaster. Inflation has been a long-standing problem that predates my birth. However, officially speaking, this October marked our first official year of hyperinflation—and boy let me tell you, it certainly is not an anniversary worth celebrating. Hyperinflation has certainly taken Read more…
It’s no secret that every aspect of Venezuela’s infrastructure is in a dire state. Our Internet network is no exception. In fact, it is a perfect reflection of the state of this country: held together by sheer force of will—or in my case, held together by medical adhesive tape. (I’m Read more…
Boy oh boy! I’m not kidding when I say that there is never a dull moment in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. These past couple weeks have been quite the nonstop wild ride: A new currency with less zeroes, money continues to be printed at an alarming rate, the government Read more…
We’re approaching the twentieth anniversary of the rise to power of the Bolivarian Revolution. Twenty years, something that’s easy to say, but those words convey a heavy toll on every Venezuelan. I can’t believe two whole decades have come and gone like a snap, and boy let me tell ya—it’s Read more…
wew lad, just wew There’s never a dull moment in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela; I was trying to get some sleep after being awake for almost 24 hours (hello insomnia my old friend) and I woke up to the latest and most improvised I mean, exciting economical announcement of Read more…
Update: There is now a narration of this article courtesy of Finnigan Morris. Check it out below. Venezuela, that little place in South America that once upon a time was a shining diamond in the region, a new start for many migrants following the devastation caused by World War 2, a Read more…
We finally did it lads, at last, we’re all millionaires in Venezuela! We got so much money that we deal and trade in millions like its pocket change; one slide of your debit card into that point of sale machine and poof, millions dilute from your account like salt on Read more…
During these two long, drawn out, and exhausting decades of “Revolution” in Venezuela I’ve been witness to the birth of not just this asphyxiating and draconian Socialist regime—sold to us as “XXI Century Socialism”, but also to the bizarre pseudo religion that always comes bundled with every totalitarian regime. Creating Read more…
There is an overall sense of malaise permeating this country; we know it’s there, we know what’s causing it, but we can’t do anything about it. After the 2017 protests were over we’ve collectively resigned to live survive through this disaster as best as we can, but every day is Read more…
I’ve never had a ‘normal’ life—far from it rather. Back when I lived with my Father his family despised me, my mother, and eventually my brother for the unforgivable sin of existing; I was scorned and execrated by almost all of them and their supermarket empire—which in recent times became Read more…