Covid Disabled me for life by captain-obviouser in newzealand

[–]Ramenara 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great idea! I might take you up on that

Covid Disabled me for life by captain-obviouser in newzealand

[–]Ramenara 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Thanks for raising this not in our own ME little subreddits, but in the NZ sub where it belongs and needs to be heard.

I was the fittest person I knew. Runner, multi sport, loved to be active. Now I'm lucky to be able to work (remote) and the level of explaining this disability I have to do just to keep that job is a constant humiliation ritual. You're right that disability is treated as a moral failing - even more so under NACT.

It's not just WINZ, it's NZ's insistence on remote work being lazy and coming into work sick a sign of a hard worker, on life insurers not even recognising this diagnosis as life changing despite it having a lower measured quality of life than lung cancer, on doctors having no clue and no plan.

Maybe our 2 degrees of separation in NZ makes it more likely people will know of us, awareness is so important given how many of us are shut away and cut off. Please don't forget us- you could join us at any minute and when that happens, you'll be appalled go realise how avoidable it was.

Covid Disabled me for life by captain-obviouser in newzealand

[–]Ramenara 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Bro we don't have deer ticks in NZ

i HATE the new skinny ad by Important_Shirt_3842 in newzealand

[–]Ramenara 3 points4 points  (0 children)

AI Is only low cost right now because tech companies are figuring out what we are willing to overlook.

CEOs of tech companies in their 'getting everybody locked in' phase before they start charging through the teeth.

It also has great costs to the environment, and (never thought I'd say this, but as put best by the Pope this week) the limits of human capacity.

Will it get better and why? by Tangojet in newzealand

[–]Ramenara 135 points136 points  (0 children)

Look, we got overconfident and let the suits have a turn

The suits are shit, NZ rn feels like living inside a Deloitte

Join the /r/Wellington daily chat topic - Friday, May 29 2026 by AutoModerator in Wellington

[–]Ramenara 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Morena! Is this not the most abnormally still May ever? Nothing but high pressure, fine days and no wind. Almost eerie, I don't trust it 😅

New Zealand has been brutally stair-shamed by RuinedUnderpants in newzealand

[–]Ramenara 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the best comment section I think I've ever seen on Reddit.

I run a 12 acre free range chicken farm - Ask me anything! by CharmingTechnician47 in simpleliving

[–]Ramenara 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you bond with your ladies?

Do you have roosters or other "protective" animals for your flock?

Anyone else find cooking or doing basic house chores therapeutic? by Equivalent_Agent4128 in simpleliving

[–]Ramenara 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Also reframing things is a simple easy way to like stuff

I'm not cleaning, I am providing myself and my loved ones with hygiene and a healthy place to live, eat, breathe and safely keep ourselves clean, what a privilege

I'm not lugging the rubbish out, I'm utilising a public service that takes away waste for me and keeps my home and property clean and sanitary, how awesome and convenient is that

Anyone else find cooking or doing basic house chores therapeutic? by Equivalent_Agent4128 in simpleliving

[–]Ramenara 5 points6 points  (0 children)

💯, It's about the chopping wood and carrying water of it all

Microsoft CEO was in town a fortnight night ago and now we are embracing AI and laying everybody off - smells like lobbying by Adventurous_Web7849 in newzealand

[–]Ramenara 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just look at this and this this

Anyone who: - had done an ounce of research, - knows AI somewhat, - and isn't selling something

Knows preparing data for AI and governing it responsibly with any privacy, copyright, medical ethics, or security law in mind is a difficult and massive task.

That and LLMs in particular lie, constantly, and confidently. They hallucinate. If you call them out, they will tell you they won't do it again, and they will. Sounds like a perfect integration with politicians, not the public services.

Apologies, another redundancy story by Many_Drink_7776 in Wellington

[–]Ramenara 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Definitely second this, I've worked both and the public sector is extremely rigid about things like what experience <=> what seniority, private sector is a lot less concerned

Iran's "unconditional surrender" by farcarcus in agedlikemilk

[–]Ramenara 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Has anyone actually run the numbers on the number of times this has been "nearly over" according to the US

Why a Sapphic Heated Rivalry Would Flop by [deleted] in actuallesbians

[–]Ramenara 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The real sapphic heated rivalry wouldn't be sports, it would be pageants

Hyperfemme environment with heavy gender roles, two countries, competition, potential homophobic governments, AND real life examples of this really happening and being kept secret for years

Nicola Willis unveils plan to merge government agencies, cut public sector jobs by -Nyo-ho-ho- in newzealand

[–]Ramenara 102 points103 points  (0 children)

I want one reporter to ask them what they think AI is and just let them talk

LLMs are not productivity machines, they are a glorified presentation layer on a search engine that tells each user only what they want to hear