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- Comment on Just one more thing 4 weeks ago:
I take your original point at face value with the assumption you are not anti semetic. However, it can also be interpreted as saying I think antisemitism is acceptable.
The same post could be said about white people or Americans. It rarely is used against those from those groups that are not wealthy. Antisemitic sentiment affects the average jew and not the wealthy ones with large influence, which is few and that influence is because of their wealth and/or political influence as a conscious plan, not their religion. In fact they are more likely to hide behind their religion to campaign for things that have nothing to do with their religion or ethnicity.
- Comment on ‘Thriving Kids’ could help secure the future of the NDIS. But what will the program mean for children and families? 5 weeks ago:
The cost blowouts with the ndis aren’t just ramping up care. Due to the massive increase in funds available, demand increased significantly. So prices rose on lots of stuff. Those in allied therapies are charging hourly rates in the 100s of dollars, where previously, their hourly rate was 60-80. There is a private style system but public style demand. This is less efficient.
Think of going to a public hospital out patient, with lots of waiting and queuing, versus a therapist charging for an hour, having no admin support (why bother as it’s just a cost), so all admin (eg payments, booking appointments )are done during appointment time, billed to ndis. In a hospital, all that is passed off to admin workers while the therapists just see more patients, at a lower hourly rate. Then look at equipment, sometimes costing thousands. Hospitals have it as a shared resource. Private therapists have it now too, but it’s used less frequently and so less efficient from a cost point of view.
The whole point of the scheme is great, but we don’t suddenly have a whole bunch of extra qualified staff. So, to encourage staff, qualified or not, prices went up. Then you have people, who are desperate, willing to pay anything, and then suddenly having a blank cheque. This should normalise over time, partly from a,rhetorical forces, partly from trying to rein in spending, like this.
This is before you even consider inflation was over 25% combine over the last few years, with double the participants. Add on the inefficiancy of rapid ramp up. Look at employment in government and non government spending over the last 3 years. It’s concerning for the economy in general.
- Comment on I fast-forward through the songs... 5 weeks ago:
Buffy and scrubs are the only two where it was good and worked and made sense in the show. Star Trek strange new worlds has tried to follow that, with making the story make sense to have singing, but it’s just cringey.
- Comment on The guy President Trump nominated to lead the US Bureau of Labor Statistics 1 month ago:
Riot? Insurrection, coup?
- Comment on Actors that have been the least believable scientist castings, I’ll start. 1 month ago:
Yes, I find with any remake or reboot, you have to be ready to abandon preconceptions of what you wanted or expected. Fan service is good and bad. There is no point in a remake where it is all the same. Generally, of it’s a ground breaking classic, the remake is bound to disappoint. It can never be as groundbreaking or original, by definition. Subverting expectations can be good but it requires reference to the original, that the original can stand on its own without
- Comment on Actors that have been the least believable scientist castings, I’ll start. 1 month ago:
For me, I found the bits that were most a copy of the anime to be most disconcerting and disappointing. What they did differently was more interesting.
I did like Major, I didn’t like Dr ouelet but I like Juliette binoche. It was a bit stilted. Michael Pitt was a bit one note and underwhelming but it might also be the concept has dated since the original.
The actor for Major is currently in foundation, of that’s your jam.
- Comment on Actors that have been the least believable scientist castings, I’ll start. 1 month ago:
Haha, yes I did. It got criticism for whitewashing. That’s not on Herz that’s in the producers. She did as fine a job as of expect anyone to do, but it’s a pretty robotic role.
- Comment on Actors that have been the least believable scientist castings, I’ll start. 1 month ago:
But was still a fun character and it was a ludicrous but fun movie. At that time, they were leaning into the cheesez rather than trying for gritty, in the Daniel Craig era.
- Comment on Actors that have been the least believable scientist castings, I’ll start. 1 month ago:
Independence day was great when it was released. Men in black, too.
Lucy was interesting. Ghost in the machine wasnt as good as the (amazing) original, but was still good.
- Comment on GPT-5: Overdue, overhyped and underwhelming. And that’s not the worst of it. 1 month ago:
There are degrees of collapse too. I don’t mind if all the billionaires and corporations are left holding the bag. I am concerned that we have a collapse of the stock market and lost jobs and recession globally.
- Comment on GPT-5: Overdue, overhyped and underwhelming. And that’s not the worst of it. 1 month ago:
True, but I still don’t hope for a collapse. A soft landing is better, if unlikely.
- Comment on GPT-5: Overdue, overhyped and underwhelming. And that’s not the worst of it. 1 month ago:
A collapse will lead to job losses in the short term.
- Comment on GPT-5: Overdue, overhyped and underwhelming. And that’s not the worst of it. 1 month ago:
No, the general economy is pretty poor right now, the AI collapse will cost lots of jobs, incomes and lives. A collapse doesn’t just affect that industry. It spreads and affects finance and lending globally.
- Comment on Anon saves up 1 month ago:
Gosh, I’m quite shocked at the UK. They are not ally pretty good for workers rights.
The worker in Australia may have accrued long service leave. It’s a seperate entitlement that means younger 3 months leave at once,.on top of holiday entitlement, after working somewhere for 10 years.
- Comment on We know the Sydney Harbour Bridge march against the killing in Gaza was huge – but just how big was it? 1 month ago:
If the police can’t accurately assess numbers, how can they assess risk?
- Comment on Anon saves up 1 month ago:
I’m guessing it was USA and they were just lost.
- Comment on Reddit pauses its paywall plans 1 month ago:
Oh, I know the mods of larger mods tried to monetise but I thought that was more in allowing posts from advertisers to appear as grass roots and to silence other voices. I didn’t realize they were being baited along with promises of payment.
It’s funny that the value in reddit over lemmy is the small communities. While they could certainly be monetise, doing so makes them lose their value. Lemmy has the same generic large communities but lacks the volume of users to have as many niche communities. hopefully that changes over time.
- Comment on Nintendo Switch Console & Accessory Prices Are Going Up In The US 1 month ago:
Lol, you think steam decks won’t go up in price too? Sanctions affect everything. If you already have a deck you’re unaffected but if you already have a switch you’re also unaffected, for now…
I have a PS5. I don’t intend to ever buy a console again. That era is dead.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
Most 20 year olds are less mature than a 30 yo. What I mean is that some 20 yo are less mature than a typical 20 yo. Some are more mature.
Op could be predatory, but it’s not predatory by virtue of age alone. there is also a big difference with, say, an 18yo. Or conversely a 23 yo. After 20, a 10 year gap is no big deal.
There are predatory relationships at all ages. From OPs description, this is not the relationship type they are looking for, as they themselves feel less mature. I’d say 25 to 18 is worse than 30 to 20. It’s not the age gap that matters but the maturity difference and power imbalance.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
Worry less about your age, their age and what people think. Focus more on what will make you happy. If you feel like dating someone in their early 20s is not predatory, then go for it. Remember, some 20 year olds will be less mature, too.
- Comment on Independent MP to push for lowering of Australian voting age 2 months ago:
How old do you think the cut off should be? What do you think the typical life expectancy is at that age? What is the typical term of government?
Tajing your example of age 80, in the USA, that would give a life expectancy of 9 years for women and 7 years for men. That’s 2 elections minimum.
Of particular note for them to vote on - health care, pensions, right to end life, hospice care, inheritance, general issues that affect their family,.
- Comment on Independent MP to push for lowering of Australian voting age 2 months ago:
Yes, but not legally considered adults until later. This proposal is to change that.
- Comment on Independent MP to push for lowering of Australian voting age 2 months ago:
I disagree. Many older people are more conservative. However, they have a right to their views. We shouldn’t disenfranchise anyone.
- Comment on Emma Watson banned from driving for speeding 2 months ago:
It’s common to get caught. It’s less common to get gmcaight lots of times. Particularly for someone who doesn’t drive a lot. Like wealthy people with drivers. She should sloelw down. Matthew Broderick too
- Comment on ‘Mark Latham is a pig’: NSW MP criticised for allegedly taking covert photos of female colleagues in parliament 2 months ago:
Covert photos is one thing Derogatory am comments is a different thing. Wait. Is he a dickemhead trying to weasel out?
- Comment on 2 months ago:
Check mate
- Comment on AI-Enabled Trash Trucks Will Scan Your Trash To Scold You About Recycling 2 months ago:
That’s step one. Step two is charging extra for disposal of recyclable stuff. Not a bad use of ai. Save the planet by destroying it.
- Comment on When does Trump finally start taking accountability? 2 months ago:
Ok, so lies by omission. If you’re playing semantics rather than good faith discussion at this point, it’s clear you don’t have a point to make.
I wish you the economy you voted for.
- Comment on When does Trump finally start taking accountability? 2 months ago:
In America and prettyuch worldwide. Inflation was a result of both Trump and Biden policies during covid and similar government policies worldwide. Not to mention, the pandemic itself. Trump didn’t get inflation under control. He’s risking a recurrence.woth tariffs.
- Comment on What's the solution to QR code phishing? 2 months ago:
Good for you to abandon dark patterns, however, people prioritising socialising might lead to less dark patterns in general.