DavidDoesLemmy
@DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone
- Comment on Jakarta overtakes Tokyo as world's largest city, according to UN 4 days ago:
What’s Asia?
- Comment on Millennials are the first generation to move left as they age 4 days ago:
I’m the same amount left, but more and more disillusioned by left wing parties. They gave a lot of talking points but no solid plans on what to do if they got power.
The greens make great headlines, but I don’t think they’re ready to run a pub raffle, let alone the country.
- Comment on Antisocial behaviour on public transit in Melbourne 1 week ago:
You’ve got 2 options. Try to change the world or try to change yourself. You either talk to these people and ask them not to do these things, or you accept that there will always be annoying people on public transport and find peace and acceptance.
I’ve spent most of my life in the first camp but am now realising all my policing hasn’t made any long term change.
- Comment on South African man’s visa cancelled after neo-Nazi rally outside NSW parliament 2 weeks ago:
Some of those who work forces…
- Comment on Liberal Party formally abandons net zero by 2050 climate target 2 weeks ago:
Time for us all to formally abandon the liberal party then…
- Comment on Daniel Andrews criticised after attending China military parade and posing with Kim Jong-Un and Vladimir Putin 2 months ago:
Dictator Dan with his dictator friends
- Comment on Interesting choice 2 months ago:
Looks like the 2 people with flags are Asian. Some of the most anti immigration people I know are first or second generation immigrants themselves.
- Comment on The revamped Queen Victoria Market will deliver thousands of homes but how affordable will they be? 2 months ago:
It’s supply and demand. Apartment prices in Melbourne haven’t gone up in 15 years and it’s all because so many get built each year. The brand new apartments won’t be affordable, but every other apartment will become more affordable because of increased supply.
- Comment on Helsinki just went a full year without a single traffic death 3 months ago:
I think we have shot in cities if we separate cyclists. In rural areas we have no hope. Lots of bored kids getting drunk and driving too fast. You can’t legislate away stupid.
- Comment on Negative gearing reform is back, but young voters now hold the power 3 months ago:
Because you work for 2 weeks then you get paid for those 2 weeks. If you earnt $1000 in 2005 and didn’t get the money until today, you’d be upset because $1000 doesn’t buy what it used to.
They say on average the market goes up 7% per year and inflation is about 3% per year. So it’s about half.
- Comment on Negative gearing reform is back, but young voters now hold the power 3 months ago:
I think it makes sense to limit negative gearing. But it would be a tough sell to remove it entirely. They could limit it to a max amount per year. Maybe 20k per year.
- Comment on Negative gearing reform is back, but young voters now hold the power 3 months ago:
It’s to counter inflation. If you have an investment that you sell for 10% more after a few years, you haven’t actually made 10% because inflation ate up some of your returns. So for simplicity they say after a year we’ll count half of your returns as inflation and half as profits.
- Comment on Decoding a voter’s poor handwriting is subjective – let’s enlist AI to help with the Bradfield recount | Simon Jackman 4 months ago:
Sounds like you have an axe to grind with gen AI.
- Comment on Decoding a voter’s poor handwriting is subjective – let’s enlist AI to help with the Bradfield recount | Simon Jackman 4 months ago:
AI is an umbrella term that covers many things. Why would we stop using it?
- Comment on 4 months ago:
So we all go back to the country our ancestors were in 500 years ago? Tear down all the cities and towns? Rip up the roads? Unfortunately I don’t think we can undo colonialism
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🍄 Saturday 19 July 2025 4 months ago:
You can usually pick up last year’s model for a major discount and it’s often not much different to the current model.
- Comment on Flu numbers rise while vaccine rates remain low, overwhelming hospitals 4 months ago:
A lot of people doing their own research
- Comment on 4 months ago:
The Australian people have had access to it. Property is theft.
- Comment on 4 months ago:
This sets a bad precedent for all. This land was here long before humans. No group should have exclusive rights to it.
- Comment on Australian government backs US strikes on Iran but urges ‘peaceful settlement from here’ 5 months ago:
Cowards. We oppose all violence and advocate for peaceful solutions
- Comment on Machetes to be banned from sale in Victoria the wake of Northland Shopping Centre brawl 6 months ago:
Cars kill way more people and they’re not suggesting we ban cars.
- Comment on Labor made plenty of promises at the last election. Did they deliver? 7 months ago:
They broke their promise on the stage 3 tax cuts. That’s unforgivable
- Comment on Murica 9 months ago:
Also an ebike is an EV, you galah !
- Comment on Murica 9 months ago:
More likely to turn someone else into a meat crayon.
- Comment on Murica 9 months ago:
Sure there are situations where bikes aren’t suitable.
- Comment on Murica 9 months ago:
That freedom comes at quite a cost. Both to the driver and society. Riding a bike puts the “free” in freedom
- Comment on Murica 9 months ago:
Ebike?
- Comment on [deleted] 9 months ago:
In this day and age, couldn’t they just claim AI deep fake?
- Comment on Seasonal depression 9 months ago:
It’s more exclusive here, away from you northerners
- Comment on Seasonal depression 9 months ago:
Wtf? What hemisphere are you in?