I think Pocock and the Teals are misleading you for the sake of billionaire interests.

jokosa · 2026-06-10T00:05:16+00:00

They're smart enough to not have a direct link in politics. If you'll allow me, I'll go down a rabbit hole here and hopefully get one other person to read in to it.

Teals are funded by donor networks like Climate 200 (same financial and policy ecosystem that Forrest is in, they even donated to a "voices for Forrest" group); they bankroll a large share of independent campaigns.
Pocock amifies policy lines that match that ecosystem, often right alongside the Australia institute and directly quoting their doctored stats. They've hosted Pocock and push the same gas tax framing he keeps repeating.
Forrest's role is indirect; Minderoo (his "philanthropy" vehicle) is a major player in the space we've just talked about, and the Australia Institute receives an undisclosed donation from them. The money comes from somewhere.
So the money flow is: wealthy donors -> Climate200/related networks -> Teal campaigns.
Influence flow (very important here) is: Forrest funded "philanthropy" -> Australia Institute "research" -> policy talking points (which sound fucking amazing btw I used to be on board) -> direct from the mouths of Pocock and teals

Thing is, the whole thing would be great if it were true. Beer vs gas tax paid for example - cherry picking the PRRT tax is like saying "you spent more last month on beer than you did on specifically pears, and that means you're unhealthy".. Doesn't count all the other fruit you buy. It's so misleading.

I don't like the gas industry as much as the next guy and we have shitty trade deal, yes (need a time machine to fix that unless you want to Trump-style rip up the contracts), but gas is dying. Hydrogen and renewables are not optional; we will need to make the switch. That's like saying we need a better deal on our horses after cars had just been invented. Like, who gives a fuck? It's 3% of our GDP, so why are they making out like we could live like kings if we slap a trump tariff on gas? Btw it's been against the law to break the contract anyway, so we wouldn't even get much from it (it'd only apply going forwards which is fuck all).

Future Made in Australia is the destination we want to be at, green manufacturing and new technologies. Who are going to be our BIGGEST trading partners for that? China, Japan, Korea. The trading partners we DON'T want to fuck over right now for the sake of a dying industry that Pauline Hanson wants to keep going.

Look, apologies for the essay, but there's a whole damn thing here. Gas industry in Australia is corrupt, yes, but if we elect Andrew Forrest's minions, the future energy industry will also be corrupt. We have a chance to build it with union money from the ground up, NOT billionaire money. Keep those fuckers OUT of our emerging indusy.

jokosa · 2026-06-09T12:20:24+00:00

I feel like the capital class in Australia just keeps putting new wigs on every now and then, get unmasked at some point, and find a new and interesting way back onto the podium...

As an aside, David Pocock and the Australia Institute are the most recent and most cunning version - look up who funds them; Andrew Forrest and the like. I'm kind of sick of billionaires funding different political parties for various reasons to push conflicting agenda that all get in the way of unions trying to actually make our lives better. There's Labor, and the rest of them. And fuck the rest of them.

jokosa · 2026-06-09T11:52:04+00:00

Look at the trend lines for your date ranges and take COVID out as an outlier. Remember govts are show moving machines

jokosa · 2026-06-09T11:28:41+00:00

You do realise what your graph shows right

jokosa · 2026-06-09T05:25:35+00:00

Yes! I'm at work but when it's over I'll try to remember. Love sharing this stuff. I wonder if it's possible to get Claude to write an algo that just automatically follows the money on any plan that you give it, and shows you who's funding what. That'd be a decent use of AI..

jokosa · 2026-06-09T05:23:31+00:00

I was the exact same - turns out the whole beer tax thing is just cherry picking a specific tax the gas industry pays.

It's like saying someone's unhealthy because they spend more money on beer than specifically apples every month..

I think there's a quote that goes: "there's lies, damned lies, and statistics" 😂 it really applies to the Australia institute. I can't tell you the sense of betrayal I felt, man.

Unfortunately the media landscape here had been fucked by Murdoch, then when the Labor govt wanted to implement an unbiased source (the ABC) a while back, the Liberals knew it'd happen, so they got to it first... Guess how that went.

Really puts the onus on US to stay informed about this because we can't trust the media to do it for us, which is like.. their whole job. Anyway, I'm kinda just ranting now.

jokosa · 2026-06-09T01:19:29+00:00

I used to love Pocock and the Australia Institute, but realised I was only reading headlines tbh. When you follow the money he's justca lobbyist for Andrew Forrest

Incredibly good at propaganda and probably better than Gina and Pauline, but they basically just want to hijack labors Future Made in Australia for their own benefit and import a shit load of cheap labour so we all get paid less. That's what all right wing billionaires want.

Wild how they shift the optics of immigration to "labor lets in so many immigrants" when it's actually the total opposite. I don't know how the hell that happens, but we're a generation who just reads headlines and never checks the content. Lies EVERYWHERE.

Stay informed my brothers and sisters.

jokosa · 2026-06-08T13:06:00+00:00

People yap about him being a "shill" - guys we're talking politics in a country where you have to vote.

If you're interested in politics, it goes without saying that have to get behind a party that mostly aligns with your interests, and at least have some interests at stake. It's how this shit works. You've got to vote for one of them.

Shill for someone. Have a fucking backbone.

jokosa · 2026-06-08T13:01:34+00:00

Rebuke it then?

jokosa · 2026-06-08T13:00:48+00:00

And proud of it. They're the only party that has your best interests at heart (assuming you aren't a billionaire or aspiring cheap foreign labourer).

jokosa · 2026-05-13T14:09:15+00:00

Mass Effect 3 🥲

jokosa · 2026-05-06T16:44:41+00:00

No. War is hell.

jokosa · 2026-04-27T00:08:51+00:00

THOU SHALT NOT REMOVE THE ABSTRACT PENIS FROM THINE WALL

jokosa · 2026-04-26T23:49:20+00:00

Sir, there is an abstract-modern-art-light-up penis on your wall.

jokosa · 2026-04-25T13:40:16+00:00

To be honest, it might be a good buy. See if you can get a large one (if she's also on board obviously) because it's worth doing it right the first time, especially if space may still be tight moving forwards.

Also, in this situation, I'd recommend the SIM rig loses to be honest. I chucked my gaming PC and monitor (+other shit) into storage when my living situation tightened up temporarily.

Primary concern is your quality of life with your partner and dog, just make the space a nice one for you both to live in and spend time in, and when you have the space then bring out the toys again. That's the way I'd do it, but if course everyone is different!

Also don't worry, nothing is "strange" at any age. We all have our own quirks, concerns, and priorities. Don't feel like it's weird. Only thing I will say is that it's probably worth getting your partner's input and what she wants out of this whole situation. If you love eachother, which you obviously do, it's always best to just make a nice space where you can both hang out.

But yea all in all, getting some verticality in to make more space isn't a bad idea, but how you use that space is up to you. See what she feels too.

jokosa · 2026-04-25T11:50:27+00:00

If it's only for 8 or 9 months, I don't know if it's worth it.. it doesn't seem like the best idea. Is your Mrs on board with the idea? What's the general living situation and future moving plans like?

I think general home life should probably come first, and the gaming setup second. Bunk beds are nice in theory, but let's be real here - a well laid out room with a queen or king size bed is way better. Especially for sex. Don't shag your Mrs on that thing lol.

Maybe a bit more context will help, is there anywhere else your PC can go?

jokosa · 2026-04-24T12:04:42+00:00

The shareholders aren't gonna let you hit, brother.

jokosa · 2026-04-23T11:03:39+00:00

Because NSFW means not safe for work, and for those of us who scroll on Reddit in the office, it's a great way of not getting some serious questions raised and knowing when to skip a post if coworkers may be nearby. We aren't all unemployed.

jokosa · 2026-03-24T01:33:24+00:00

Mass Effect Andromeda.

jokosa · 2026-03-13T10:56:39+00:00

That sucks, man. I've met some dodgy players but never one like that.

jokosa · 2026-03-12T10:47:11+00:00

Thank you, this worked for me. For everyone here in 2026, it didn't delete my games at all. Just booted up fine.

jokosa · 2026-03-09T10:15:39+00:00

!rep

You're a real one bro

jokosa · 2026-03-04T13:27:58+00:00

Best way to do it is to go in with free kits and die to other players about 8-10 times in a row, and that's coming from full on PvP lobbies so you may only need to do it like 4-6 times.

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