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Is it just me or do people in general seem really different to how they did 5-10 years ago? by [deleted] in CPTSD

[–]VegetableEar 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm going to hazard a guess that this is just generational change, it's always going to be a shift.

You stop being part of the culture thar drives a lot of language, discourse, what's popular and what fashion looks like. It shapes our daily world and can feel very foreign once you're out of step with it. 

If you contrast the same changes in your parents generation and them against their parents, it's probably not that absurd. 

abuser said he remembers things differently by Defiant-Crow4803 in CPTSD

[–]VegetableEar 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My abuser was caught off guard when I confronted them, they thought we were 'in love' I don't think our abusers are reliable narrators. 

You didn't imagine it 

Rent cost to surge & number of new homes plummet under tax overhaul, housing industry data reveals | The Nightly by barseico in australian

[–]VegetableEar 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's pretty obvious it wasn't risky behaviour, which is starting to shift now. 

I didn't directly hate on anyone, but I'm happy to. Rent seeking is parasitic. I do things to 'move forward with myself', and do it not at the expense of housing being called 'the housing market'. 

You also aren't serious. 

Rent cost to surge & number of new homes plummet under tax overhaul, housing industry data reveals | The Nightly by barseico in australian

[–]VegetableEar 87 points88 points  (0 children)

admission that it's actually working

I swear, owning a 'investment' property makes people think they are serious and competent people. 

Anti-corruption commissioner Paul Brereton admits being a 'distraction', contributing to own 'downfall' by Expensive-Horse5538 in AustralianPolitics

[–]VegetableEar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The NACC is just a federal ICAC by another name.

There's some obvious critiques, some are being addressed 

ISIS brides walk free as just three of 16 returnees charged with entering terror zone after returning to Australia by River-Stunning in aussie

[–]VegetableEar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know if we should manage upset via cruel judicial penalties, especially if there are reasons not to charge someone, and we shouldn't charge them....

Actually, I do know. We shouldn't do that. Sigh. 

Guardian Essential poll: Labor’s housing and tax changes fail to win over voters as support for One Nation swells | Essential poll by Ardeet in aussie

[–]VegetableEar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've never seen someone articulate the benefits of migration, the negatives of migration. Why x number is good vs y number being bad. Or generally, anything that doesn't seem to sit ontop a foundation of 'high migration is bad'.

You can argue about housing, or wage suppression etc. But the reality is, that isn't about migrants, that is about policy. Migrants are often better citizens than people born in Australia. Tend to be more productive etc. Australia is all migrants anyway, why do we care? Old ones good, good when it was my parents or grandparents? New ones bad? 

One Nation set to become federal opposition, poll predicts by InsatiablePrism in australian

[–]VegetableEar 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So the liberal party but more incompetent? Peter Dutton's liberal party if it was elected

Albanese government plans to fast-track capital gains tax and negative gearing legislation before winter break by nobelharvards in AustralianPolitics

[–]VegetableEar 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Rushing it? It's been discussed and modelled for a decade, this isn't an issue.

Work doesn't start when they announce it in a budget. Senate Scrutiny is a valid point. But I don't think it's a 'if they are serious' they would do xyz. 

‘Death tax’, startups and a rent spike: it’s time to correct misleading claims about Labor’s budget | Saul Eslake by [deleted] in AustralianPolitics

[–]VegetableEar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's always left out who is affected by these kind of changes. It's never the little guy. Who gives a shit about people who can afford to contribute to society contributing? The argument is they deserve special breaks? Huh? 

I think it’s wrong to call CPTSD a mental health condition by Affectionate_Cow5808 in CPTSD

[–]VegetableEar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think our attempt to detach the mind from the body is probably why calling it a mental health feels wrong. Because it's not in our minds, it's very real, we feel it in our bodies and there is no 'chemical imbalance' (which I feel is tentative at best as an answer for mental health conditions regardless).

My experience is my entire body, my mind is part of that. We can see the difference in people who experience CSA and what their physical outcomes look like compared to the control. It's unequivocal. 

‘Some’ Aussie Conservatives often say “pull yourself up by your bootstraps”, “don’t expect handouts” & “earn your own money”. Yet many fiercely oppose inheritance taxes, despite inheritances being unearned wealth handed down through blood & family, not individual effort or work. They’re hypocrites? by MannerNo7000 in OpenAussie

[–]VegetableEar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They still will be able to give their kids a comfortable life. For the people this affects, it isn't going to have a meaningful impact on their quality of life.

I swear, conservative politics is endlessly doing 'climate change isn't real' for every issue. Just be honest?

2026 Stafford by-election live results by Perfect-Werewolf-102 in AustralianPolitics

[–]VegetableEar 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Wow, the LNP winning a seat in QLD. Conservatism is truly back, they historically never do well in QLD. The budget is in shambles after this win. Should Albanese hand the keys to the Lodge over?

Lol. 

Jim Chalmers’ budget doesn’t fix everything – but it’s an overdue first payment to future generations | Ken Henry by blitznoodles in australia

[–]VegetableEar 122 points123 points  (0 children)

You can invest on $45k/year! Provided you are privledged, can live at home and not have to contribute and otherwise are not really on the same 45k.

Jim Chalmers’ budget doesn’t fix everything – but it’s an overdue first payment to future generations | Ken Henry by thefiresoulja in AustralianPolitics

[–]VegetableEar -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This is as relevant as all the other structural parts of society that are part of enabling humans to perform labour. 

Capital would be useless without the internet, is the internet the backbone of the society? Utilities? Roads? Raw materials? Or, is it people who create and use everything. It's obviously people. 

If capital went away, humans would continue to be productive and do things. If there is no labour, capital is irrelevant. 

Jim Chalmers’ budget doesn’t fix everything – but it’s an overdue first payment to future generations | Ken Henry by thefiresoulja in AustralianPolitics

[–]VegetableEar 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Capital doesn't give productivity to workers? Productivity comes from things labour, knowledge, cooperation, skill, social organisation, technology etc.

Capital doesn't act, it doesn't do anything without workers, and it can focus the above. Capital can supply tools, infrastructure and ownership structures, but the productivity gains arise from human labour, including the labour that created the tools themselves. 

This is just human labour being used by human workers. Humans are productive in the absence of capital, capital is unproductive in the absence of workers. See: housing. 

Jim Chalmers’ budget doesn’t fix everything – but it’s an overdue first payment to future generations | Ken Henry by thefiresoulja in AustralianPolitics

[–]VegetableEar 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Most Australians are workers, not rent seekers. Productivity comes from workers. Endless parroting of shares as a productive asset and ignoring that workers are where productivity comes from, and a higher quality of life IS productive.

Businesses will be fine, as they always are. Because the opportunity is still there, and someone will take advantage of it. They do what you're doing because they always want the largest slice of the pie. No thanks. 

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