eureka
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- Comment on Scott Morrison to testify before US House panel on China 4 days ago:
economic coercion
Mate, economic coercion is a daily occurrence for normal people. That’s how our entire economic system is built. You’re gonna have to come up with a better name than that.
- Comment on ‘Lied to their workers’: CBA’s ‘shameful act’ while sacking staff [Deceptive offshoring of hundreds of tech roles] 5 days ago:
Not sure, but I see articles from the past couple of years saying employees were were going to Fairwork about a 50% RTO mandate.
- ‘Lied to their workers’: CBA’s ‘shameful act’ while sacking staff [Deceptive offshoring of hundreds of tech roles]www.news.com.au ↗Submitted 6 days ago to australia@aussie.zone | 6 comments
- Comment on Misogyny is thriving in our schools. Why aren’t we doing more? 1 week ago:
You’re on the ball. In Australia, a member of the current biggest neo-Nazi group (Stuart von Moger IIRC) was tried to join NDIS and got investogated when they asked to be assigned to disaffected young men. This is an established strategy across the Western world and one certainly at play here.
- Comment on Australians, especially men, are reading less than ever before 1 week ago:
From an interview with Ron H. Barassi (not to be confused with Ron Barassi):
Art Income Dialectic, on the B side of the single, is a delightful soliloquy of yours Ron. May I ask you which Shakespearian character’s soliloquy do you feel most comfortable with; that of Hamlet -
“Drown the Stage with tears And cleave the general ear with horrid speech Make mad the guilty, and appal the free”;
or that of Macbeth?
“I am in blood steeped in so far that, should I walk no more, Returning were as tedious as go o’er.”
RHB: Blood haunts Macbeth. It becomes synonymous with the gradual flooding of his wife’s subconscious sense, or morality, and the destruction of his own. My copy of that play is still marked by the notes I made in my HSC year. I can remember sitting at 11.30pm, when the rest of the family had gone to bed, with the lights just on enough to read and making lists of the references to blood in the play. With growing surprise, as the scent from my father’s flower-beds drifted in, I realised blood was a cohesive pervasive symbol throughout the play. It was a warm night because that was only four weeks or so before the exam. I realised that Shakespeare could be read as poetry, with the compression of language that the word poetry implies, as well as a drama. In fact it was this poetic notion of Shakespeare that attracted me the most because I’m yet to see a production of his which doesn’t bore the shit out of me.
Honestly, I analyse and satirise literature in my spare time, and I’ve read a few nonfiction theory texts that are well above high-school level, but I don’t think I have ever read an entire assigned text in its entirety. Every addition material I selected for exams was a film.
- Comment on Wagga Wagga man charged with displaying Nazi symbols over shopfront poster 1 week ago:
the trend of everyone i don’t like is a nazi
Yes, that’s a real problem, when some people carelessly throw around “nazi” as a generalized slur against bigots. It’s tactless and does trivialise the specific threats that neo-nazis pose, as opposed to the different threats posed by those more imminently harmful politicians (Gina et al is involved in policy making, just indirectly).
We, all of us, need to use more specific ways to describe politics than “nazi commie fascist liberal” buzzwords, because real neo-nazis love to utilise the overuse of “nazi” as cover - if someone who is clearly contradictory to Nazism is called a Nazi and experiences that non-Nazis are called Nazis by “the left”, then actual self-identifying neo-Nazis will exploit this and say “yes, pink-hair SJWs also called all these normal people Nazis too!” when they’re talking about actual crypto-fascists promoting actual neo-Nazi ideology. As part of this tactic, they also like to exaggerate how common this phenomenon is through memes/social media, but it does happen.
But with all that said, it’s not a tough one for me. Someone being legally charged for that is ridiculous, and it’s very clear in context that they are not promoting or glorifying neo-nazi ideology or its persecution. If we charged everyone who used political symbolism poorly, the entire continent would have to be a prison colony again. They’re being harassed for insulting certain politicians, and whether the charge is technically legal or not doesn’t change this.
- Comment on Fear of 'being cringe' blamed for lack of dancing on nightclub dance floors 1 week ago:
Today, if you’re a bad dancer, you could be filmed without your knowledge or permission, and become a viral sensation for millions of people to see.
Eh, to be honest, I don’t see why I should care what internet dwellers have to say about me. I don’t live on (mainstream) social media and it’s not like I’m doing anything harmful. I cared too much in my teen years and hit the elderly-tier ‘idgaf’ phase early in response.
- Comment on South Australia Government considers requiring developers to build bigger garages. The cost will be paid by home buyers. Whether they have a car or not. 2 weeks ago:
What a knob. Hopefully SA can push themselves to a better premier.
- Comment on Hop to it. 2 weeks ago:
Theft? He had every right.
- Comment on South Australia Government considers requiring developers to build bigger garages. The cost will be paid by home buyers. Whether they have a car or not. 2 weeks ago:
You’re right, not sure how I missed that. Thanks!
- Comment on Australian doctors call for clampdown on social media influencers allegedly glamorising poker machines 2 weeks ago:
For companies that repeatedly breach, criminal prosecution of the people doing so is probably better than fines.
Absolutely. A pharma company had a representative (either C-level or legal) say in court something like “just give us the fine, we can afford it”. I suspect these companies have that kind of money.
- Comment on Powerful US lobby groups urge tariff retaliation against Australia’s ‘socialised medicine’ 2 weeks ago:
Sometimes I want to live in this horror world that conservatives have conjured up to whine about. Socialised medicine, now that’s a lovely idea.
I know we have some subsidies and medicare and all that, and that’s a start, but oh just imagine if it were everything!
- Comment on South Australia Government considers requiring developers to build bigger garages. The cost will be paid by home buyers. Whether they have a car or not. 2 weeks ago:
but the opposition and industry groups say it will just make properties more expensive for buyers.
*proceeds to not mention which industry groups*
To be fair, it probably goes without saying…
- Comment on South Australia Government considers requiring developers to build bigger garages. The cost will be paid by home buyers. Whether they have a car or not. 2 weeks ago:
Jeez, wasn’t expecting a premier to say that crap. Not even a Liberal prem, although it’s not as if Labor inspires much faith either.
- Comment on Underpaid regional supermarket workers to receive $5.5m after court settlement 2 weeks ago:
One worker is set to receive more than $145,000.
That’s impressive. Honestly that’s life-changing money to even the middle and upper middle income people.
- Comment on “How much can you afford to lose?” Gambling in Norway is tightly controlled. 2 weeks ago:
Thanks mate, I really appreciate it :)
- Comment on Australian doctors call for clampdown on social media influencers allegedly glamorising poker machines 2 weeks ago:
they’re saying everything the gambling companies aren’t allowed to in their ads with none of the disclaimers
For all intents and purposes, “influencers” are ads. It’s a shame that law doesn’t seem to keep up with these simple workarounds.
- Comment on Australian doctors call for clampdown on social media influencers allegedly glamorising poker machines 2 weeks ago:
oh ‘fining’. Because I suspect plenty of politicians would take them to a restaurant and make a deal.
- Comment on As China prepares to invade Taiwan, a reality check: sitting on the sidelines won’t help Australia 2 weeks ago:
I have almost zero doubt that it will be after fabricating some sort of nonsense casus belli that gives them a veneer of legitimacy.
The People’s Republic of China already take the official position that the Chinese Civil War is an ongoing conflict. And while I haven’t looked much into the Republic of China (Taiwan) position on the ground, taking their constitution at face value, they officially claim mainland China is their territory. So I don’t think the casus belli will be a problem, at least internally.
- Comment on Anthony Albanese condemns ‘shocking acts’ after suspicious fire at Melbourne synagogue with 20 people inside 2 weeks ago:
Ah alright. Yeah that happens to us all these days, journos jumping the gun to get a scoop.
- Comment on Anthony Albanese condemns ‘shocking acts’ after suspicious fire at Melbourne synagogue with 20 people inside 2 weeks ago:
That string of attacks was determined to be a hoax, but I don’t know where that claim of Jews is coming from. Police claim the fake caravan bomb plot “was concocted by criminals who wanted to cause fear for personal benefit” so members could hand over evidence or information to reduce their prison sentences^[1]^. The named key suspects are associated with the Nomad bikie gang and included Sayed Moosawi (Arabic names) and Sayet Erhan Akca (Turkish surname and believed fled to Turkey, so I assume they’re most likely Turkish).
So unless I missed some announcement about these, I don’t think Zionists or other Jews were behind this hoax.
- Comment on “How much can you afford to lose?” Gambling in Norway is tightly controlled. 2 weeks ago:
I can’t see it over there, this whole reply chain doesn’t get federated to them because I started it. But I don’t know how mentions work so I’m curious too.
- Comment on “How much can you afford to lose?” Gambling in Norway is tightly controlled. 2 weeks ago:
Some fake vote manipulation instances were spun up last month and apparently I’d downvoted some of the same posts that were getting brigaded (see Quokka’s reply) so lemmy.world jumped the gun and banned me for “Vote manipulation”. I haven’t had the time to bother appealing the ban since I didn’t post to there often anyway, but I didn’t realise that a few of their users post here and wouldn’t see my replies so I’ll send .world a message about it tomorrow or so.
- Comment on “How much can you afford to lose?” Gambling in Norway is tightly controlled. 2 weeks ago:
Just realised OP can’t see my post on .world, so if you found this interesting I’d appreciate if you share this link with them: aussie.zone/comment/17588950
- Comment on “How much can you afford to lose?” Gambling in Norway is tightly controlled. 2 weeks ago:
Thanks for sharing, definitely a huge leap from our situation over here. Monthly loss limits seem so obvious as an anti-addiction measure but I hadn’t thought or heard of it.
As for the argument a Norwegian policy researcher quickly raises on personal liberties of citizens and which the US section expands on, I don’t believe that applies well to machines designed to exploit human psychology to form addictions. Addiction is contradictory to liberty, it coerces a person to pressure them into a decision they likely would not make otherwise:
In 2007, the government ordered the removal of all slot machines that had been operating in public places. […] Eidem said gambling support group members would cry with relief “because they were so happy they could go to the store and buy milk and bread without having to fight their way through the hallway with 10 slot machines.”
I think it’s also interesting that they bring up this lad:
Gasparim said he doesn’t like to be told how much money he can lose. And he doesn’t appreciate the restrictions over what times he can gamble in Norway, especially since he likes to bet on U.S. ice hockey games that are in a different time zone. So he goes on foreign gambling websites that are illegal in Norway and have no limits at all. “I know that it’s not healthy,” Gasparim said. “I could have saved all the money that I’ve spent all these years, but I do it because I think it’s fun.”
[…] Magnus Eidem, the addiction specialist, says the foreign gambling sites are much more likely to lead to gambling disorders than the legal market; the more money people lose through unregulated play, the more they try to gamble it back. That includes young people who find foreign sites before they’re old enough to legally gamble.
So there becomes an element of pragmatic balance: if people feel too limited, they might just jump into fully unregulated territory and suffer more harm than the regulated solution. It’s something to be careful of, and something which applies to all kinds of regulation.
Something I didn’t see mentioned is that in Norway, the “gambling industry is run almost entirely by the government itself — one of the only countries with a state monopoly”. Even casting aside US ideological issues over government ownership of industry, I simply wouldn’t trust their current regime to balance, let alone prioritise, public health over corporate interests (profit). With Australia… maybe under Labor? Definitely more confident if Greens have the power to pressure them.
After the on-screen graphics spin for a few moments, the display lets him know he won 30 kroner. But you can hardly tell. There are no bells, no manufactured sounds of coins falling into a steel bowl. “All those sounds are meant to make you play more,” he said.
I recently came across an interactive article (similar to ABCs scrolling graphic articles) about some of the basic psychology and cues behind pokies. Not just triggers like the sounds and graphics, but also some tricks like ‘losses disguised as wins’:
For example, if you bet three credits on three lines, but only win one credit on one line, you might win back less money than you bet overall. This means you lost money, but because you get the flashing lights and reward from winning, you still get the good feeling of a win.
theguardian.com/…/hooked-how-pokies-are-designed-… [sound warning]
Also relevant, and my account’s banner image: FriendlyJordies and Boy Boy collaborated with whistleblower Troy Stolz [omg I didn’t know he got elected to council last year!] to make a fun but educational video about laundering in NSW casinos through pokies. How Much Money Can We Launder In A Day?
- Comment on Anthony Albanese condemns ‘shocking acts’ after suspicious fire at Melbourne synagogue with 20 people inside 2 weeks ago:
Horrible stuff. I’m glad no-one was injured, antisemitism has no place here (and attacking a synagogue and the surrounding community is certainly that).
- Comment on Wild kangaroo harvests are labelled ‘needlessly cruel’ by US lawmakers – but backed by Australian conservationists 2 weeks ago:
oh yeah nah course we care about *checks notes* US lawmakers and their thoughts. utmost respect for em.
There is an interesting, complex conversation going on between the many different Australian advocacy groups here in the article, it’s clearly got a few interesting angles to it. But if one thing is clear, the US lawmakers are not only ignorant of the discussion but incidentally hypocritical (see the Game Industry Council comment on US deer practices). They seem to mean well, in a surprising way, but that’s no excuse for professional lawmakers to be so blatantly ignorant. Although, to be honest, I’d be surprised if any conservationist legislation went through their congress under this regime.
- Comment on Popular sunscreens accused of greenwashing by Australian Consumer Commission 2 weeks ago:
What do you think when two organizations you trust say different things?
To be honest, I would have trusted Cancer Council much more than Choice before this news challenged my trust (not because of any particular thing Choice has done). The ABC article today about the Princeton Consumer Research test and allegations of its results being concerningly homogeneous has just made this a bit more complicated.
- Comment on Popular sunscreens accused of greenwashing by Australian Consumer Commission 3 weeks ago:
That last paragraph. Oh my.
I hope the Cancer Council ones are fine.
- Comment on Kanye West was denied entry to Australia after releasing antisemitic song 3 weeks ago:
Hey OP, I noticed at the bottom of the article it credits that it’s a republishing of the original article by ABC. Always good to link upstream if you notice, for example the upstream article might notice a mistake and correct it.