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    “Kamp” is more akin to “battle” than “struggle” in energy. I would translate “kvinnekamp” as “fighting for women”, but you can’t really translate “klassekamp” in the same way, so you lose symmetry.

    The best I can come up with on the spot is “Fighting for women is a class fight”.

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      Yeah, this is why I find that it doesn’t translate so well. The German Klassenkampf is typically translated as class struggle though, so those familiar with Marxism in English will recognize the term, flawed as it is.

      It’s fascinating how interconnected ideas and language is.

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        I really should learn Norwegian. As a German I know half your words anyway. Why am I trying to learn Italian? It’s way too hot there!

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          Yeah, German speakers tend to learn Norwegian really fast, and with virtually no accent. I’ve met people who could be mistaken for a native speaker in six months. The only people who have an easier time are the Dutch.

          You’d think the Swedish and Danish would have an easier time, and they certainly understand it easier, but they always end up with a heavy accent. A lot of them simply keep speaking their own language since the Norwegians understand most of it.

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              I’m not super tuned into the Norwegian tech market anymore, but the solitude and nature part should be very feasible. Even Norwegian cities are small and close to nature.

              There seems to be some open positions, a lot of them in government agencies at first glance. Here’s a search for “architect”, half of which appears to be software and the other half construction:

              https://www.finn.no/job/search?q=arkitekt

              I couldn’t easily narrow it down more, because some of these positions hardly mention software, and the ones which do use wildly inconsistent words for it.

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        I came across the English version of Knausgård’s “Min Kamp” yesterday, and it was translated as “my struggle” as well. In that context “struggle” made sense.

        I’m starting to think “fighting for women is a class struggle” makes the most sense, but it certainly isn’t nearly as catchy.

        It feels like “trans rights are human rights” has a similar vibe with a different demographic, but we want more than just rights for women.