psud

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[–] psud@aussie.zone 3 points 2 months ago (3 children)

By using the concepts "potato" and "Irish"

The only reason those concepts are linked is because potato was the emergency food during the period during which England was trying to kill all Irish people

[–] psud@aussie.zone 3 points 2 months ago

She would have had to learn to hear, learn to speak. Perhaps she couldn't understand them, perhaps all the meaning communicated was in sign language

[–] psud@aussie.zone 2 points 2 months ago

I love the way they evict themselves

[–] psud@aussie.zone 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'd do it differently.

I would fund a massive advertising campaign preaching equality, fairness, and cooperation

I would use the tax system to weaken the cycle of intergenerational wealth (the ultra wealthy spend borrowed money which is settled by their estate on death; I would tax bequests to banks; I would tax inheritances above a pretty high limit.

It would take time. The aim would be to have a much more level wealth distribution

[–] psud@aussie.zone 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Australia heavily advertised multiculturalism and anti-racism during the '70s and '80s and then stopped. It seemed effective. We had one not very racist generation.

[–] psud@aussie.zone 1 points 2 months ago

People noticed when the same story was reposted with different characters. The reposts got deleted

[–] psud@aussie.zone 2 points 2 months ago

All the advice subs had a lot of fiction

[–] psud@aussie.zone 8 points 2 months ago (9 children)

https://old.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/16ovuaz/wibta_if_i_gave_my_wife_my_used_airpods_for_her/?sort=controversial

Genderswap reposts were common and generally got a little traction before being reported and deleted, so it's plausible that it's a real story

Not that I rank AITA as a font of true drama

[–] psud@aussie.zone 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I like that many of the people who should be banned here herd into instances that are defederated

[–] psud@aussie.zone 3 points 2 months ago

Old Reddit + adblock + visiting a specific subreddit is hardly soul destroying

I wouldn't browse my old Reddit feed, I would visit a few subs that don't have representation here. All hobbies and interests.

[–] psud@aussie.zone 1 points 2 months ago

Most bikes are stable and a cyclist can weight shift to turn gently without touching the handlebars

Mine is a recumbent that steers with long handlebars. The handlebars prevent the bike from balancing itself.

Yours might have barely stable geometry, or badly placed weight on the handlebars

[–] psud@aussie.zone 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Steering keeps you upright in the same way a broom handle balanced on your hand is kept up by moving you hand around

Gyroscopic effects are negligable

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