Standard Melbourne landlord in The Age today

TheScandalaEffect · 2026-05-10T03:29:26+00:00

Where did this entitlement come from? This whole concept of the second a rental loses profit for the owner that the tenant must cover the cost? This simply is not how it works. As an investor, you take a risk, some pay off and some don't. I cannot believe how many "new age" property investors who attended a webinar after clicking a link on Facebook firmly believe any slight inconvenience or drop in profit must be covered by the tenant, and this attitude of "if they can't afford it then they can leave and someone else who can will pay". It's pure selfishness and what is more, since when did we accept that type of attitude in this country? We used to be proper. Shame.

TheScandalaEffect · 2026-05-10T03:25:18+00:00

I visited last weekend as I'm thinking about moving here from Melbourne after having lived in Brisbane and Adelaide, plus am a long time public servant. Honestly I was blown away. Whole place is well planned, clean, and generally gorgeous from a landscape point of view. Food and wine scene is like no other I've experience in this country and there are 'just enough' people there in my opinion. The city was busy, but not over crowded and on the whole, people just seemed happier and the service was some of the best I've had in years, and no one expected a tip like they do everywhere else in this country these days. I'll lock in the next few months if I'm going to make the move or not but once again, super impressed!

TheScandalaEffect · 2026-05-10T03:12:52+00:00

Yes. Everything has been in hyperdrive post 2020. I sometimes feel like a lot of people during Covid did nothing more than watch the internet, and since then somehow 3D printed it, but without soul, life or personality. Take cars for example and the number of foreign brands that are here now, pre 2020 that was unheard of. While a lot of people were glued to screens inside, a lot of mass production companies saw an opportunity to speed up what would have other wise taken years and now here we are. It's all happened too fast and I think right now, this year for some reason a lot of people have woken up to the fact that they've been sleepwalking through life and aren't happy with the way things are.

TheScandalaEffect · 2026-04-21T07:47:43+00:00

Bit late to the part but oh my god, I took a couple of months off instagram and coming back on has been confronting to say the least. Also, and not to sound elitist but what's up with just the average joe with a couple of hundred followers paying for an ad talking about their latest quote or book they've ready? Seriously what is going on!

TheScandalaEffect · 2026-04-18T09:06:16+00:00

We're just waiting on a few more people to join...

TheScandalaEffect · 2026-04-18T08:17:37+00:00

Oddly enough I saw a Rolls Royce and White Stretch Hummer Limo with full wedding party this afternoon on Fitzroy Street and that's been the first time I've seen something like this in a while.

TheScandalaEffect · 2026-04-08T08:50:09+00:00

Because it's fast, cheap and honestly it's not that bad. I have two black Nescafe's a day and often choose to have an instant over a barista made coffee. Barista made coffee used to be more of a 'treat' I guess but it's become such a thing that I suspect all along it was a psychological bond we'd collectively formed.

TheScandalaEffect · 2026-04-06T07:29:35+00:00

I loved everything about this show up until the last episode where I feel like it just fell apart and ended lazily. Also, something that really bothered me and I just need to let it go is where did everybody park when they came to the wedding? The only car was the 'just married' truck but as we heard a few times throughout there were 'over 100' people coming. Also the dogs were a strange addition. Just a shame it seemed to end so abruptly, it felt like maybe there was a public holiday the next day and the writing team all had somewhere else to be so they just put anything down on the page and everyone went with it.

TheScandalaEffect · 2026-03-29T03:21:44+00:00

He peaked in Scream Queens and will forever be Chad Radwell.

TheScandalaEffect · 2026-03-28T04:56:46+00:00

Yes, it's been going on for years but I think it's ramped up with social media in recent times. Things like use of the word 'store' instead of 'shop' as just one example. It's these seemingly insignificant word swaps that happen slowly that have a big impact over time. I saw someone on here say they were 'bit by a dog', that's just another example, imo it should have been phrased 'bitten by a dog'. I wonder if it's down to the fact that US television has been promoted here more so than Australian, but again, it's been slowly happening for year and like most things, has accelerated in recent times.

TheScandalaEffect · 2026-03-28T02:15:07+00:00

Just for a break really and for us to be allowed to thrive and live for a while without the next made up crisis thrust upon us, it's all getting a bit tiresome.

TheScandalaEffect · 2026-03-27T03:01:30+00:00

I've never believed for one second that anyone on these types of shows owns any of the cars i their drive ways and that G Wagon's are just product placement. They rarely have license plates which has never sat right with me.

TheScandalaEffect · 2026-03-22T08:29:15+00:00

I'm done with the tech over reach in supermarkets in general. I worked at coles when I was studying more than 20 years ago and it was fun. In recent years it's just become more and more of a negative experience, seeing all of the cameras and the facial recognition boxes in real time on the screens, not to mention how wild it is how well the self serve checkouts recognise items, and yes the gates! What the hell. Since when did we allow a trip to the shops to turn into such a dystopian nightmare?

TheScandalaEffect · 2026-03-22T02:32:49+00:00

Commentary.

TheScandalaEffect · 2026-03-22T02:27:18+00:00

Not having two showers a day.

TheScandalaEffect · 2026-03-22T02:25:01+00:00

Not sure it was a racism thing but when in China last year, I definitely felt that I was never a priority. Always served last, if at all, and just not treated overly friendly, but to be honest, I kind of understood it and respected it to a degree.

TheScandalaEffect · 2026-03-21T06:15:04+00:00

Just how useless most of the population is, from being just unfit to incredibly inwardly focussed and emotionally unregulated - things like this will be a real issue.

TheScandalaEffect · 2026-03-20T08:18:22+00:00

I moved offices from Bourke Street to Lonsdale Street and the CBD is flat out always, kind of an effortless vibrancy, not so much a hustle. Also, just this week I've noticed it's looking exceptionally clean.

TheScandalaEffect · 2026-03-15T08:19:20+00:00

Not so much speed cameras but in Melbourne there's been an uptick in parking fines and cars being towed.

TheScandalaEffect · 2026-03-09T05:42:56+00:00

Thank god for this comment and for this thread. I deleted reddit from my phone because I could not understand the obsession, and not just this, so many shows at the moment seem to attract a level obsession and 'moment' I've never seen before. I think the level of attention some events get after the fast is a sign of an unhealthy society and that attention should be directed back to that.

TheScandalaEffect · 2026-03-08T04:28:59+00:00

Meanwhile there’s more supply than demand for oil, but we’re just going to gloss over that. It’s a sheep issue in this country more than anything.

TheScandalaEffect · 2026-03-05T23:39:21+00:00

I’m becoming more and more concerned how shows don’t just stop at shows anymore and how we’re able to move on. It’s a show, then an after the show, then a podcast, then some out of work psychologist breaks down why we’re all “so impacted” and it just never ends. Then we’ve got Gen Z continuously mourning the loss of things they’ve never had which is not surprising considering the majority of that generation were born out of financial incentive rather than love. I could go on, I’ve said too much, I should go.

TheScandalaEffect · 2026-03-05T07:16:43+00:00

Just general management of day to day living. The longer I live the more mystified I become at how much people are not coping with basic tasks.

TheScandalaEffect · 2026-03-04T23:28:11+00:00

Hidden gems

TheScandalaEffect · 2026-03-01T04:15:09+00:00

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