Interesting things too

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factotum started the topic in Thursday, 21 Nov 2019 at 2:21pm

For when one interesting things thread isn't enough.

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velocityjohnno Tuesday, 28 May 2024 at 5:00pm

Another article concerning the struggle of men and boys:

https://www.npr.org/2022/11/04/1133586707/boys-men-labor-force-jobs-gend...

From 2022 and US figures. I wonder to what extent this might happen in Australia, as we are very hands on with many tradies still doing well. Areas like Geelong, Elizabeth, Melbourne's north losing their industry may see more of these kind of inequalities?

Vic Gov has appointed a parliamentary secretary for Men's behaviour change:

https://www.insidestategovernment.com.au/victorian-govt-announces-austra...

Not the kind of change to help men in these situations I think. The guy will be constantly swatting red pills.

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velocityjohnno Saturday, 1 Jun 2024 at 5:42pm

"...just to piss France off."

lol troll sponsored revolutions

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velocityjohnno Saturday, 1 Jun 2024 at 8:54pm

And a more conscientious report on the New Caledonia situation, decent journalism:

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seeds Tuesday, 4 Jun 2024 at 5:23pm

Wow, a huge chunk this time.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-03/inskip-point-sinkhole-inshore-lan...
It’s lucky the barge wasn’t landed and cars boarding.

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suchas Wednesday, 5 Jun 2024 at 7:48am

Amazing and rare cloud formation in Syd yesterday. Inspired a few tinfoil hat theories. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-04/nsw-sydney-roll-clouds-explainer/...

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ashsam Thursday, 6 Jun 2024 at 4:48pm

Of course we should believe a government produced abc story.

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batfink Thursday, 6 Jun 2024 at 4:54pm
ashsam wrote:

Of course we should believe a government produced abc story.

Well, why not.

If you’re gullible enough to wolf down non-stories that appeal to your confirmation bias from news.com.au or the daily mail, you may as well upgrade to a bit of fibre from the ABC.

Can’t eat fairy floss all day.

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seeds Thursday, 6 Jun 2024 at 4:55pm

Yet, we gotta smell elevator farts all day.

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velocityjohnno Thursday, 13 Jun 2024 at 10:31pm

Contender for 2024's most amusing news headline:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13525585/Elon-Musk-thanks-Tesla...

"Elon Musk thanks Tesla shareholders for approving $56billion pay package after slamming New York Times over report that Amazon tribe was addicted to porn due to Starlink"

All the world's a beta test...

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velocityjohnno Monday, 17 Jun 2024 at 8:18pm

Continuing on the demographics theme:

" I think what we have done is focus societies for no good or bad reason perhaps on things like getting an education pursuing a career to a certain point and we've simply
forgotten the reality that if people want to have children assuming they do
if people want to have children that needs to be factored in two and there
are time limitations and really no one has been talking about this so the number of heart broken stories I you know sat in people's homes with people shedding tears because they just didn't know that it gets harder and harder to have a child perhaps that's part of the civilization we've created but it's one that should be quite easy to change "

- from the transcription.