SarahFromOz
@SarahFromOz@lemmy.world
Part time writer, full time slut
- Comment on Up votes and down votes tend to move a site toward being an echo chamber. 4 days ago:
Yeah but sorting by new is not a good experience either.
Letting the site choose what we see with an algorithm is also awful.
Not sure what the answer is.
- Comment on Home owners struggle as insurance premiums rise more than 50 per cent in five years - ABC News 1 week ago:
“Don’t see how, Senator Malcom Roberts from (One Nation} said climate chahe doesn’t exist and they’re super popular in the polls.”
It’s disturbing how popular a person or party can get just by telling people what they want to hear.
- Comment on The longer I'm alive, the more I feel that people make things complicated to feel important. 2 weeks ago:
Yes. They also use buzzwords to cover up the fact they don’t know what they are talking about. They tell you the wrong information and then say “I never said that” later. Their mistakes are miscommunications, yours are sabotage. They cover themselves and throw someone else under the bus because most people are cowards. They will change their mind constantly but expect you to be dependable.
And we are meant to smile and accept it all.
- Comment on Federal MPs accept free sport tickets from gambling companies amid calls to restrict wagering ads 2 weeks ago:
Sounds about right
One hand washes the other.
- Comment on Lunar New Year is just generational trauma and toxicity hidden behind a veil of false unity and false happiness 2 weeks ago:
You are a really good writer considering English is not your first language!
Have you considered writing as a job? It suits some people more than traditional office jobs do. Problem is how to make enough off it.
- Comment on Lunar New Year is just generational trauma and toxicity hidden behind a veil of false unity and false happiness 2 weeks ago:
I have a story of when I “ran away” from home when I was 6 year old due to sibling violence… I mean honestly you can just search through my profile and find a lot of stuff.
Are those siblings with you today?
I will look for the story.
- Comment on Lunar New Year is just generational trauma and toxicity hidden behind a veil of false unity and false happiness 2 weeks ago:
So why not tell us some stories? That flag is Taiwan right?
Is it true that Street Fighter was made illegal by Mayor Chen Shui Bian around 1994 ?
Why?
- Comment on Lemmynsfw is down, possibly forever. The server is still serving images and videos though - if anyone wants to archive do it now! 2 weeks ago:
Leonid Radvinsky. Never heard of him. What has he done?
- Comment on I don't actually read the news. I surmise the news based on memes that begin popping up for which I have no context. 3 weeks ago:
That’s ok because 59% of people who share an article don’t read it either.
- Comment on 'It was agony': Grandparents injured in Sydney anti-Herzog protest 3 weeks ago:
Because they could.
The parallels to the past are striking! I have just been reading about Joh Belke-Peterson and it is eerie the way the past appears to be repeating:
1971 Springbok Tour & Secret Deals: In response to anti-apartheid protests, Bjelke-Petersen declared a month-long state of emergency, giving police extended powers. Evidence, including revelations in the book Three Crooked Kings, showed Bjelke-Petersen made a secret deal with the police union, promising officers they would not be penalized for any actions taken to suppress demonstrators.
- Comment on 'It was agony': Grandparents injured in Sydney anti-Herzog protest 3 weeks ago:
Worth highlighting I think:
"The protest also fell within a designated area declared a “major event” under state legislation, which gives police expanded powers to move protesters on and search people for the duration of Herzog’s visit. It extinguished the ability for anybody who alleges they were the victim of any tortious acts by police to sue the state. Lawrence added: “There will be no civil liability, because under the Major Events Act declaration, all civil liability is extinguished.”
- Comment on Sydney protest: NSW premier defends police in ‘impossible situation’ after accusations of violence against protesters 3 weeks ago:
‘Violent’; Greens MLC Abigail Boyd describes her experience with police
www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/…/106325118
“I was at the rally, it was peaceful and loving, and then the police decided we couldn’t leave but then they decided we couldn’t stay either and they just started assaulting people. I got pushed so hard my feet left the ground after I told them I was a member of parliament and then I got shoved so hard in my chin…”
- Comment on Sydney protest: NSW premier defends police in ‘impossible situation’ after accusations of violence against protesters 3 weeks ago:
‘Sickening state violence’: Protest organiser slams police over Sydney rally | 7NEWS www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMxhAZJ8zVg
- Comment on Sydney protest: NSW premier defends police in ‘impossible situation’ after accusations of violence against protesters 3 weeks ago:
Intimidatory protestor: packaged-media.redd.it/…/m2-res_720p.mp4?m=DASHPl…
- Comment on Sydney protest: NSW premier defends police in ‘impossible situation’ after accusations of violence against protesters 3 weeks ago:
How many cops does it take to beat a middle aged office worker? About 6
- Comment on Sydney protest: NSW premier defends police in ‘impossible situation’ after accusations of violence against protesters 3 weeks ago:
- Sydney protest: NSW premier defends police in ‘impossible situation’ after accusations of violence against protesterswww.theguardian.com ↗Submitted 3 weeks ago to australia@aussie.zone | 11 comments
- Comment on Through the heatwave haze, the hypocrisy of Australia’s fossil fuel policy shines bright | Adam Morton | The Guardian 5 weeks ago:
Did you know that in Australia 44% of adults (roughly 7.3 to 9 million people aged 15-74) do not possess the literacy skills necessary for everyday life and work.
Since the OECD’s Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) began in 2000, Australian 15-year-olds have shown a steady, significant decline in reading literacy.
Why is this? Do we blame larger class sizes, changes to the curriculum, teacher burnout or something else?
Because that many people not being able to read and write properly is an absolute fucking disgrace and makes me wonder what the point of school is these days. Was it shitified intentionally because the public were asking too many questions about the way this world operates?
Anyway if people can’t read you can hardly expect them to educate themselves about climate science. Instead they will just trust the opinions aired on the main-stream media. It’s easier.
- Comment on Queensland PhD candidate accused of plotting to firebomb Australia Day 1 month ago:
Saryazdi has a master of mathematical sciences from the University of Sydney, according to his online profiles.
Math - not even once!
- Comment on Melbourne goes from among the most to least expensive capital cities 1 month ago:
I wonder if there will be a riot/strike anyway?
I mean how long before people refuse to work just to pay someone else’s mortgage?
- Comment on Melbourne goes from among the most to least expensive capital cities 1 month ago:
So increased land taxes and unoccupied home taxes do work to stop prices rising quickly. Now take away negative gearing and CGT discounts and do all of this across the country!
- Quoting religious text could be defence against Australia’s new hate speech laws, draft bill showswww.theguardian.com ↗Submitted 1 month ago to australia@aussie.zone | 1 comment
- Comment on My petty gripe: a large flat white is an oxymoron – a bastardisation of the drink Australia gave the world 1 month ago:
I am glad someone finally had the courage to stand up and say this.
- Comment on Ibis chicks are as ugly as I imagined... 1 month ago:
Maybe it murdered its sibling.
So it could eat more KFC from the local bins itself !
- Comment on Supermarket giant [Woolworths] to slap customers with additional charge [$2 delivery fee on Sundays & public holidays, $20 for all island deliveries, even for people who pay for Delivery Unlimited] 1 month ago:
LOL sounds like Delivery Unlimited certainly has its limits!
- Comment on Tyler Robinson and Luigi Mangione are a glaring example of how attractive people get treated against ones who are not attractive 1 month ago:
Reddit is a really good site - have you tried it Grimreaper? I think they would like you
- Comment on Choosing to not to help your friends dying child doesn't make you an asshole 1 month ago:
You already did this one: lemmy.world/post/38119616
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
If they are very devout they have probably been taught that homosexuality is a sin. They didn’t know what to say so went with “that’s nice”
That’s what I would expect anyway.
- Comment on Victoria, SA, NSW brace for 'worst' heatwave since Black Summer 1 month ago:
Time to stock up on Zooper Doopers !
- Comment on Do people actually believe those "gurus" on the internet that supposedly "give advice"? These seems very sussy and feel scam-adjacent, isn't it? 1 month ago:
Some do apparently or they wouldn’t keep making the videos. Same thing for people who send out phishing emails and other scams. It must work sometimes.
“Spiritual gurus”, “self help gurus”, “crypto gurus”, “business gurus” they tend to be full of shit because if they were as good as they claim they would be making money with their skills and insights instead of making YouTube videos.
Why people fall for it just because someone claims to be an “expert” I will never understand, but I guess you could say the same about many things: advertising, politics, religion etc.
