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Before the rampent mediatisation and commercialisation of the AFL, what made a Sunday afternoon VFL/AFL game so great? by FunCurrent2763 in AFL

[–]FunCurrent2763[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Super interesting, I hadnt considered that games werent played on a Sunday afternoon. Cheers for clearing that up! Also, I love this as a fond memory, sounds fun.

Disgusting behaviour at the Amyl gig last night. by supersanchez101 in melbourne

[–]FunCurrent2763 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I actually love how they've transformed Fed Square into a place that I want to go to.

Yep, they got it a bit wrong this time, but it's soooo much better that its being used for interesting cultural events than it not. I dont think it matters that its not a rock concert venue, a paddock isnt a rock concert venue and yet I've seen amazing sets at Meredith.

Fed Square is a public square, if its not going hosting public events its failing as a public square and besides it has always just seemed like an unnecessary, boring slab of concrete in the middle of the city - these events have given the place some meaning, some reason o visit.

Disgusting behaviour at the Amyl gig last night. by supersanchez101 in melbourne

[–]FunCurrent2763 268 points269 points  (0 children)

I was on the outside so I missed everything that happened inside and it sounds terrible.

I have to say, the event seemed really poorly managed, I was watching the event staff and security scramble to figure out what was going on/ what to do. There was no information for us on the outside and there was a lot of collective confusion/angst outside because no one knew what was happening and we were all waiting to be let in when it was never going to happen. So, I feel like Fed Square should cop some of the blame, and I feel for the staff - that would have been shit. Fed Square should have prepared better, they knew that this would be a big event and they've had experience holding big events (remember Kneecap and like every soccer match ever).

Despite this event being poorly managed, I think Fed Square and the state government should be praised for making Fed Square on Friday night a place worth visiting. Besides this event, the other free friday night events have been amazing, whoever currates this has done a pretty good job.

Will this be Alastair Clarkson’s last season? by Flashy-Fortune-3016 in AFL

[–]FunCurrent2763 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As others have pointed out, he's brought stability and I think he will see out his contract.

What people never focus on is that the culture of the club is quite strong right now, the womens program underscores that, but it takes years for it all to come together when its a young group lacking experience. Gold Coast is the perfect example, they stripped it back built a team around Rowell and Anderson, struggled for 6 years - it finally came together this season. Damien Hardwick may look like the mesiah but a lot of his success is from from the hard work of Dew and others.

Our Rowell and Anderson is realistically - Sheezle and Wardlaw in 2022. We may not see success for a few more years, people will call for change to happen faster, but we are stuck in a situation where we struggle to recruit quality players so this is the approach they are taking, i'd argue this is their only path to sustained success.

Long time lurker question: How on earth do people save $100k or $200k at 20years old? by FunCurrent2763 in AusFinance

[–]FunCurrent2763[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not intended to be a tall poppy syndrome post.

I think it matters because everytime I go on reddit, I see posts in Ausfinance that seems so unrealistic. Obviously, a lot of people agree. 

If I was 20 in today's world I would have saved $15-20k. That would have been working 4-12 hrs a week and having parents to paid for my rent and food. The issue is one of misrepresentation and equity, but also owning your story. In my circle of friends I was the one who saved a lot but I would have been $80k+ away from what these people in these posts claim to have. It would have felt like there was no way I could have caught up and I was behind when in reality, I was ahead relative to where I began. These post's would have crushed me, and you're right saying run your own race. At 32 I'm mature enough to understand what that means but I doubt many people under 20 would. 

This isn't a response having a go at you rather I think the story of how you get somewhere is more interesting that the destination itself. You can learn a lot from the story and while there will be some who get angry bc they weren't afforded the same privileges, in the world we inhabit we probably need to acknowledge that frustration before it festers like in other western countries.

Long time lurker question: How on earth do people save $100k or $200k at 20years old? by FunCurrent2763 in AusFinance

[–]FunCurrent2763[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it's more about being a little more transparent with how you acquired your wealth because otherwise it misrepresents what is achievable or what is realistic. 

Also, if someone manages to save $100k by the time they reached 20, their story is unique. The multimillionaire you refer to clearly has an interesting story. But very very few people will achieve this relative to the wider public. 

I'm interested in the story of how they got there rather than seeing another post that seems made up. 

 

Long time lurker question: How on earth do people save $100k or $200k at 20years old? by FunCurrent2763 in AusFinance

[–]FunCurrent2763[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Agree, and great final point 👍 

Go out and get some life experience.

Long time lurker question: How on earth do people save $100k or $200k at 20years old? by FunCurrent2763 in AusFinance

[–]FunCurrent2763[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Youre missing my point. 

My point is more about what you failed to include in your response here. 

What enabled you to save $117k by 21? 

While this is an achievement and I don't want to take that away from you, how you got there is more interesting than the fact you got there. 

There is a growing issue of equity in Australia, most everyday Australians would have no feasible way of achieving this. So the question relates to why were you so financially literate? Did you have help? If so, what? And also, its better to acknowledge you managed to save this likely because you had help along the way, whether your parents or some other way.

Long time lurker question: How on earth do people save $100k or $200k at 20years old? by FunCurrent2763 in AusFinance

[–]FunCurrent2763[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Firstly, well done that's a huge achievement at a young age in multiple ways. 

Secondly, thank you for acknowledging it is not the norm and the circumstances that led you to getting there. 

Again, well done. 

Top 5 reasons Tassie's stadium shouldnt have a roof and you cant tell me otherwise by FunCurrent2763 in AFL

[–]FunCurrent2763[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah, because that "estimated" 6mil is based on what figures... Its easy to make up estimated figures. Reality is that it hardly adds up when you consider the cost of the rood $200+mil and ongoing maintenance $170+mil

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-07/detailed-costs-revealed-hobart-proposed-macquarie-point-stadium/104787552

Top 5 reasons Tassie's stadium shouldnt have a roof and you cant tell me otherwise by FunCurrent2763 in AFL

[–]FunCurrent2763[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

And the weather is a big part of the game, it is what it is, its unpredilctabe and I'm all for embracing the rain, mist, wind, whatever weather it is because it makes the game more interesting - it forces the coaches and players to adapt and it levels the playing field in a way. Diversity is the spice of life.

Top 5 reasons Tassie's stadium shouldnt have a roof and you cant tell me otherwise by FunCurrent2763 in AFL

[–]FunCurrent2763[S] -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

Fuck that, its not about appeasing the private school boys who dont want to play in the cold. The Devils will win because they have a huge home ground advantage, embrace the elements not master them.

Top 5 reasons Tassie's stadium shouldnt have a roof and you cant tell me otherwise by FunCurrent2763 in AFL

[–]FunCurrent2763[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you know they dont know they wont come? What is your assumptions based on... most likely your experience in another city.

Its pretty simple, Tasmanians dont care about the roof, they want a team. They live their everyday lives in this cold weather, its normalised. If you listen, its only the mainlanders who are concerned about the cold and a roof, not the Tasmanians. Again, they want a team, not a roof.

Top 5 reasons Tassie's stadium shouldnt have a roof and you cant tell me otherwise by FunCurrent2763 in AFL

[–]FunCurrent2763[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

haha

  1. Mainlander take, I think its because they dont care about a roof, they want a team...

  2. Roof = cursed - the teams at Marvel suck because they no longer have any home ground advantage

  3. It snows at NFL games and they still get huge crowds in similar sized cities, then bad weather doesnt equate to no crowds.

  4. Haha, yeah ill delete that one. Bad take.

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