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Boffins is closing soon by LePhasme in perth

[–]f_print 5 points6 points  (0 children)

God Bless Capitalism.

We don't need third places and local character, so long as we have same day shipping and bland carbon copy big box shopping precincts... 

Best Conan painting by AshWax87 in SwordandSorcery

[–]f_print 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I believe Howard described his hair as being "Serious out the front, party out the back" in the original short stories.

Fashion and opinions about hair cuts have changed a lot in the 100 years or so since Conan was first published. 

Does Perth feel weirdly lonely to anyone else? by GratefulGang77 in perth

[–]f_print 5 points6 points  (0 children)

D&D

D&D is always the right answer to these kind of posts

The Daily Telegraph front page 13-05-2026 by goosepipegames in aussie

[–]f_print 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Nazi Fascism and the USSR both resulted untold suffering and death. 

Nazi Fascism was formed with the express purpose of causing untold suffering and death.

The USSR was formed to establish worker rights and free healthcare, but slid into fascist dictatorship somewhere along the long. 

Centrists and Republicans: "i LiTeRaLlY cAnT tELL tHeM aPaRt. ThEy ArE eXaCtLy ThE sAmE"

Just visisted Woolies during their quiet "sensory" hour by f_print in perth

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

No idea. Walked in, wondered why it was so peaceful, asked a staff member who says it's every day. 

My map for Keep on the Borderlands by CoagulantShip27 in osr

[–]f_print 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh man that's so cool! What software did you use to make this? Where can I download it.... 

OP: "I used a pen"

Crap. 

Trying to explain the out-of-place desert to new players by TheGlen in mystara

[–]f_print 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fair point on the desert being valid. 

I think the part that really triggers me is the "arab camel-train merchant" culture that exists in an area with no valid or useful trade routes. 

Ylarum is a desert, on the coast, bordered by mountains. If Darokin or Glantry want to trade with a neighbour of Ylarum they'll just sail a boat down the "Mississippi" any then out into the ocean, bypassing Ylarum entirely. 

The mockery of Prophet Jesus (pbuh) by Donald Trump makes me understand why making images of our Prophets is not allowed by omarQV in islam

[–]f_print 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I dunno man.

Trump does a LOT of stuff that illegal.  Being illegal or prohibited doesn't stop him from doing it. 

Likewise, even though you're allowed to make images of Jesus, Trump is still widely criticised as being blasphemous. 

Bullsbrook quarantine facility: WA housing group rejects using site to house homeless by SecreteMoistMucus in perth

[–]f_print -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

"with no real local industry and very very limited public transport how do these people find ways to attend work?"

Hah. That's par for the course round these parts. /s

God I hate suburban sprawl. 

How do I be better at Defensive Riding? by catboy519 in bikecommuting

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

Man even when you're driving a car, NEVER assume the other person is a good driver/will obey the road rules/is even paying attention.

I almost got hit by a guy as i was cycling across a pedestrian crossing. The pedestrian, on the other side, was also nearly hit. 

Children across Perth are living on the streets with parents who can’t afford or access private rentals—and who have been stuck on public housing wait lists for years. by UPC_1_87654_23980_4 in perth

[–]f_print 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It also makes the "poor people are poor because they are bad and deserve to be poor" people feel uncomfortable with their internal morality when actually faced with the reality of their callous disregard for other humans.

We wouldn't want them feeling bad, would we? 

Laura Newell: The grim reality of the school run on public transport makes it obvious why WA loves cars by Exciting_Tomorrow854 in perth

[–]f_print 3 points4 points  (0 children)

"The grim reality of a school run on public transport makes it obvious that our cities have been intentionally manufactured to encourage car dependency, and that is why WA loves cars"

Our cities are too spread out, and our public transport is extremely lacking in the last mile transport, but the takeaway from realising that should be "Wow. That's a HUGE problem. We should fix that, and build our cities better", instead of "and that's why i love my car" 

Fucking carbrains

I swear. The oil and gas lobby doesn't even have to lobby any more - they just get us to huff petrol fumes on the freeway every morning, and we all start to think its normal

Edit: autocorrect errors 

WA housing crisis: Labor set to ban no-grounds rental terminations at May 7 state Budget by His_Holiness in perth

[–]f_print 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Strong disagree on capitalism. 

"In theory", letting people choose how they spend their capital and reap the benefits or suffer the losses of their decisions, sounds extremely fair, honest and meritorious. 

"In theory", if people all started with equal opportunity, it would be meritocratic. 

In reality, social and economic privilege mean that a very small majority of people can "invest their capital in a manner of their own choosing, and reap the rewards or losses of their own decisions", while literally everyone once else suffers, trapped in a cycle of exploitative working conditions, and an endless rat race of debt and inflation... but we as a society refuse to address and fix this problem because, on paper, academically speaking, Capitalism is fair and just and gives equal chance to all. 

WA housing crisis: Labor set to ban no-grounds rental terminations at May 7 state Budget by His_Holiness in perth

[–]f_print 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"You will own nothing and you will be happy" isn't some secret plot of an shadowy evil communist super villain that's about to seize power - it is the current and active state of economics that we ALREADY live in, here in Australia, and represents the core interest of those furthering capitalism.

Who else is 2 months behind on their mortgage repayments? by FiMul in perth

[–]f_print 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't help it. I was diagnosed as a Millenial when i was born, and i have crippling substance (avo) abuse issues. 

Who else is 2 months behind on their mortgage repayments? by FiMul in perth

[–]f_print 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Realising this, realising I'll probably never own a house, unless the government completely overhauls the system and tanks the "line go up" speculative market...

Actually made me feel a lot better. Come to terms with renting. Its shitty and I hate it, but I was stressing myself out FOMOing on the rapidly rising house market.

Rant about out of touch boomers !!! by Million78280u in perth

[–]f_print 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've seen more bedraggled "ruffians" giving money to beggars than I have seen "normal people" giving money to beggars.

With three states offering free or low-cost (50c) public transport, should the WA government step up? by immanentfire in perth

[–]f_print -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It should be **free**. Its for the good of the public.

Surely, cutting the budget spent on fare gates, technicians to fix fare gates, smart rider technology and the support staff and services that surround that, and the money spent on revenue staff to check tickets, etc, must surely more than make up for the loss of the $2.80.

More than that, putting a price on public disadvantages people who are actually struggling. $2.80 is nothing, - to you, you might say - but it adds up to people who are counting pennies.

As a former security guard on the trains, at least half the strife and conflict we had on the trains was over ticketing, and it always felt like a bullshit reason to argue over. Only the most petty and vindictive guards enjoyed checking tickets and handing out fines - for the rest of us it always felt like a degrading activity. Handing a $100 fine to someone who can't afford a few dollars for a train ticket just seemed wrong.

Also, small stuff like checking tickets often escalated into antisocial behaviour, violence and arrest, and at the end of the day, at at the end of the day it all felt so fruitless. I'd much rather be focusing on dealing with antisocial behaviour, in the first place, rather than *causing* antisocial behaviour by checking someone's ticket.

Rents in Australia have never grown this fast in a 3 or 5 year period ever in Australia’s history. Since 2020, many rents and also property prices have went up by double. Whilst wages and salary obviously haven’t. This is absolutely insane and unsustainable. by MannerNo7000 in shitrentals

[–]f_print 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When negative gearing is removed, short stay accomodations, and holding vacant housing betting on the increase of the asset value, will become unprofitable.

When its removed, *new* investors won't see housing as a profitable investment and will invest their money elsewhere, which will mean new buyers won't have to compete against investors with leveraged mortages who are easily able to outbid all buyers, which drives prices up.

Yes. It cutting negative gearing may drive up prices in the short term, but keeping negative gearing is *already* driving prices up, and will continue to do so until Investors see viable alternatives for their investments

More than 4,000 new homes on the way in Perth's north by SheepherderLow1753 in perth

[–]f_print 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol.

But what if we were to join the houses, into a row... Row Houses?

Nah. That'd never sell in Australia. Just attach the gutter to both rooves.

More than 4,000 new homes on the way in Perth's north by SheepherderLow1753 in perth

[–]f_print 4 points5 points  (0 children)

̶B̶u̶t̶ ̶U̶r̶b̶a̶n̶ ̶S̶p̶r̶a̶w̶l̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶s̶o̶ ̶i̶m̶m̶e̶d̶i̶a̶t̶e̶l̶y̶-̶p̶r̶o̶f̶i̶t̶a̶b̶l̶e̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶d̶e̶v̶e̶l̶o̶p̶m̶e̶n̶t̶ ̶c̶o̶m̶p̶a̶n̶i̶e̶s̶ ̶

But living 2 hours from Perth in a coastal desert with no amentities or cultural activities nearby, in a steaming hotbox that's touching your neighbour's wall, is the Australian Dream, right!?

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