DavidDoesLemmy
@DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone
- Comment on ‘People spontaneously strip off and join us’: nude cyclists send message you don’t need to be buff 5 weeks ago:
Good on them. I’ve done this a couple of times. They spend a lot of time stopping to pose for group photos, which isn’t really my thing.
But it’s raising awareness for a good cause
- Comment on Bruce Lehrmann faces Hobart court accused of stealing Toyota 4WD 5 weeks ago:
This guy! Pull your head in
- Comment on Families fighting to keep loved ones out of extremist groups struggle to find intervention programs 1 month ago:
Violence begets more violence. We need conversations to bring people out of this mindset.
- Comment on Australia bans DeepSeek on government devices over security risk 1 month ago:
This is the service that is banned, not the model itself, right?
- Comment on Australia spends $714 per person on roads every year – but just 90 cents goes to walking, wheeling and cycling 1 month ago:
You’re right. About 1% of our transport infra spend goes to active transport. And it’s mostly from state and local governments. It’s still very low, but not as disproportionate as the article suggests.
- Comment on Australia spends $714 per person on roads every year – but just 90 cents goes to walking, wheeling and cycling 1 month ago:
What are these miles and ft you speak of ?
- Comment on Panama's president says there will be no negotiation about ownership of canal 2 months ago:
Treaty yeah!
- Comment on Today could be a day for soul-searching. Instead we cling to a distant monarchy in denial of our racist past | Paul Daley 2 months ago:
How far back in time can you go to right wrongs? Everybody has ancestors who have done wrong. Indigenous Australians had wars before white people arrived.
At some point you have to leave the past in the past and build a more equitable world for all, today.
- Comment on Today could be a day for soul-searching. Instead we cling to a distant monarchy in denial of our racist past | Paul Daley 2 months ago:
Lots of people eat meat today. I can imagine a future where this is seen as immoral and not following the golden rule. But for some reason, humans currently choose not to apply the golden rule to animals.
Similarly in the past, they didn’t apply it to indigenous people.
- Comment on Today could be a day for soul-searching. Instead we cling to a distant monarchy in denial of our racist past | Paul Daley 2 months ago:
Criminality is a tricky one. What was legal in the past may not be legal nor ethically sound today.
- Comment on Today could be a day for soul-searching. Instead we cling to a distant monarchy in denial of our racist past | Paul Daley 2 months ago:
I’m all for that. But I think many people feel more responsible for righting the wrongs of their ancestors than of other wrongs. I think we should help all those struggling, independent of who caused it.
- Comment on Today could be a day for soul-searching. Instead we cling to a distant monarchy in denial of our racist past | Paul Daley 2 months ago:
It’s not my guilt to carry. I wasn’t born or wasn’t involved in these racist acts. Blame the people who were
- Comment on The guardian on Joe Rogan's popularity in Aus, and some peoples' reasons for listening. 2 months ago:
Your book looks like an American thing. I try not to consume too much yank media. I read “See what you made me do” by Jess Hill a few years ago. Is it significantly different to that?
- Comment on The guardian on Joe Rogan's popularity in Aus, and some peoples' reasons for listening. 2 months ago:
What are you doing to prevent DV? (Not a challenge, I’m genuinely curious if you’re part of any efforts)
- Comment on The guardian on Joe Rogan's popularity in Aus, and some peoples' reasons for listening. 2 months ago:
There’s a difference between prevention and punishment. I believe people who kill their spouse (or attempt to on multiple occasions) should be imprisoned for life.
- Comment on The guardian on Joe Rogan's popularity in Aus, and some peoples' reasons for listening. 2 months ago:
Men don’t have to have male friends to not be lonely. Any friends will do. I have lots of great female friends.
As far as solving domestic violence, I don’t know how to do that. But I think we can all agree that we want it to end. Probably even the perpetrators of DV want it to end.
Maybe a big part of it is finding those who are most likely to be perpetrators and try to understand them better. And help them better understand themselves.
- Comment on Grace Tame wears anti-Murdoch shirt to prime minister’s Australian of the Year morning tea 2 months ago:
She’s a loose cannon. I love it!
- Comment on The guardian on Joe Rogan's popularity in Aus, and some peoples' reasons for listening. 2 months ago:
I think many are quick to colour all men with the same brush when any man does something bad (murder, domestic violence, etc). This ignores the fact that most men aren’t doing this and are helpless to stop it. It’s not like we’re choosing to let domestic violence to continue. We’re just as powerless as anyone else.
And there’s a real focus on the worst of men’s behaviour, without any appreciation of the good things men do, to balance it out.
All men are flawed, just like all women are flawed (except my Mrs). We’re all a mix of good and bad, trying to do our best.
- Comment on The guardian on Joe Rogan's popularity in Aus, and some peoples' reasons for listening. 2 months ago:
I liked the Johann Hari interview
- Comment on The guardian on Joe Rogan's popularity in Aus, and some peoples' reasons for listening. 2 months ago:
I hate Joe Rogan, but occasionally he has interesting guests on, and I’m forced to tolerate him for a bit.
- Comment on Do rhymes make sense to deaf people? 2 months ago:
Do you have a link to a more reputable site? Gate communications is an American thing.
- Comment on Do rhymes make sense to deaf people? 2 months ago:
Deaf people can’t hear. That’s what it means to be deaf 😭
- Comment on The 'prenup' talk nearly cost Nick his relationship - but more people are wanting one 2 months ago:
If you ain’t no punk…
But seriously, people think prenups are this one sided unfair thing. You can choose to make it as generous as you want. The idea is to agree on it before it’s needed and before emotions are heightened. People aren’t great at thinking clearly when they’re in the middle of a breakup.
- Comment on The majority of drowning victims in Australia are men. There are strategies to keep everyone safe 2 months ago:
Majority of people who saved someone from drowning are men, too. Men are overrepresented in most statistics.
- Comment on Australian bosses on notice as 'deliberate' wage theft becomes a crime 2 months ago:
Hopefully if an employer does it repeatedly, that meets the bar of deliberately.
- Comment on NDIS participants can no longer access sex worker services through funding. Advocates say it's a 'deep betrayal' 4 months ago:
I love drag posts ♥️
- Comment on NDIS participants can no longer access sex worker services through funding. Advocates say it's a 'deep betrayal' 4 months ago:
I feel like they should have access to sex work services. Give them funding!
- Comment on Bunnings told to destroy 'faceprint' data after landmark ruling on facial recognition use 4 months ago:
It’s only 63 stores though. Not all of them
- Comment on Who was our worst Prime Minister and why? Any notable state leaders we need to add? 4 months ago:
Wasn’t Abbott quite smart? He was just an evil wanker
- Comment on Who was our worst Prime Minister and why? Any notable state leaders we need to add? 4 months ago:
Edmund Barton. What an arse