Are there any (livable 🥺) countries that basically allow anyone to become a citizen? Specifically where an English speaker could get by.

Edit: by allowing anyone I mean poor people with no skills.

  • tal@lemmy.today
    161·
    5 months ago

    Hmm. Though that being said, global warming will cause glaciers to retreat, so it’ll probably be more-ice-free in the future than it is now.

    googles

    And it looks like Svalbard, in particular, is warming up quickly.

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63387233

    Experts from the Norwegian Polar Institute are among those who calculate it is heating six times faster than the global average.

    The consensus is that the temperature in Svalbard has jumped 4C in the past 50 years.

    • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
      51·
      5 months ago

      Well, everything is terrible when you subject it to the realities of our modern world. Just turn off that part of your mind for a few moments and enjoy the idea.

      • tal@lemmy.today
        5·
        5 months ago

        everything is terrible

        I’d guess that warming is probably long-term advantageous in terms of human habitation of Svalbard. We’re not really glacier-dwelling critters. Probably sucks if you’re a polar bear, but…