thatsTheCatch
@thatsTheCatch@lemmy.nz
- Comment on Why can't we go back to small phones? 1 month ago:
There are still subreddits though, they’re just called communities
- Comment on what was the last game you played in 2024? 3 months ago:
NES Tetris. I have a little emulator device that looks like a Game Boy Advance SP, and that’s been my go to while I’m traveling
- Comment on Tens of thousands march in New Zealand Maori rights protest 5 months ago:
Good question. Anyone who is part or all Māori can choose whether they vote for the Māori electorate or the general electorate. As for services, I don’t know. If I had to guess, you’d have to be a member of an iwi (tribe) or at least be part Māori. But there are services for everyone; it’d be Māori-based services that would be aimed at Māori. They have different cultural values and methods, so it’s more the way the services are provided rather than the services themselves.
For example, during the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, there was some discussion about Māori wanting to have their whole whānau (family) vaccinated at the same time because it’s seen as a collective measure and followed cultural Māori family values. At the time, they were being rolled by age, so some people in a family could get it while others couldn’t. There are valid discussions to be had for both methods.
- Comment on Tens of thousands march in New Zealand Maori rights protest 5 months ago:
I attended this hīkoi (march). Only the people at the front were in traditional dress. Most other people were wearing clothes that they painted the Māori flag onto, or just in normal clothes. Was still very very cool to see, though
- Comment on Tens of thousands march in New Zealand Maori rights protest 5 months ago:
Everyone does have those rights.
Basically, back in the day, when the Europeans arrived in New Zealand and wanted to set up shop, they signed a treaty with the Māori that the Europeans would govern the Europeans and the Māori would govern the Māori. This is called co-governance. At this time, Māori vastly outnumbered the colonists.
The Europeans promptly ignored the treaty and became so large in numbers that they formed the government. There is a Māori section of government that is focused on Māori issues. This bill would essentially get rid of that and let the European-formed government decide what is best for Māori.
It’s a slap in the face to say “hey, you can govern yourselves. Oh wait now we outnumber you, you shouldn’t be allowed to speak your language and also you have to follow our laws. Oh also you’re not allowed to govern your own people anymore, you have to follow our colonial way of doing things. K thx”
The “special rights” that David Seymour is talking about is basically anything specifically laid out to help Māori, so a form of affirmative action. I understand the initial distaste towards race-based solutions to problems, but it’s the only way to fix problems that were caused by race-based policies in the first place. Colour-blind equality won’t fix issues caused by systemic racism.
This is my current understanding at least. I’m a Kiwi and I attended this hīkoi (march).
- Comment on A Netflix exclusive 5 months ago:
I barely knew anything about him tbh. I knew four things:
- He was a world-class boxer
- He owned a tiger
- He has a lisp
- He was in Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!!
I only respected him because he was one of the best in the world at something. I knew nothing of his character, which I now know is bad
- Comment on A Netflix exclusive 5 months ago:
I didn’t raise Mike Tyson was a rapist until I read an article about this upcoming fight. Tainted my view of the man
- Comment on M4 Mac Mini Power Button Has New Bottom Location 5 months ago:
It would be annoying, but to be fair, it’s the Mac Mini, which is small and easy to pick up. I would guess you could just tip the corner up to press the button.
I still think it’s a dumb design. It’s going to confuse everyday users
- Comment on Be a rebel, pick up trash. 5 months ago:
Yep for some species it’s their main food source