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We are "social animals" though. It's normal for the social animals to attempt to regulate what each other does and how they treat others in the group.

You see this in apes, elephants, whales, etc.

Nothing. It's not really a thing here except for children who want lollies (candy) or for (mostly young) adults who are going to a theme party and mostly seem to want to look sexy.

But thanks for the reminder, I had better buy some lollies to hand out just in case.

I don't tip because I live in a country that doesn't tip and I'm very against it ever taking root here.

Those things about controlling the service, and choosing who "deserves" what, are anathema to me.

The person is doing a job however they and their employer see fit. If they want to run a business like Basil Fawlty that's on them.

My input into what they get paid is to vote for strong labour laws, min wage rises, and workers' rights. If a tipping culture emerged it would most likely weaken those things and make wages more capricious and less fair. We must resist it.

Realistically, the climate catastrophe is going to mean earth supports a much smaller population of humans, which will hopefully adapt to the changed conditions.

I'm not sure what form that will take, but my guess is they will probably shrink in stature due to diet and have some adaptations for breathing less oxygen-rich air.

That's about to reverse though. I think during the climate apocalypse, eventually humans will no longer have access to things like vision correction, wheelchairs, antibiotics and other medicines, surgeries, etc. They will also be dealing with lower nutrient intakes.

I'm not OP but the author's starting point is about the expression of solidarity with a group of ordinary people, and how this is being undermined by media. Pretty sure this kind of solidarity is part of socialist praxis?

I can see that it would be! Hope you have a wonderful time!

Omg cool!!!

Hey, that's neat! Thank you for learning it!

Here is a good short video on how to pronounce Aotearoa if you want to try it!

I think Medecines Sans Frontiers is good?

Yes super rough. It's not like anything was a picnic now, either. Genuinely scared.

General election day in Aotearoa. High chance of a right wing government that has made cutting my disability funding into one of its election promises.

With everything that's happening in the world it feels stupid to even be upset about it, but I am.

Edit: and the result is in, we now have the most right-wing government we had in years, so worse poverty is on the cards now.

I'm in a similar boat to you. I don't have any answers, just wanted to express solidarity. 💛 You and I are children of the universe the same as the trees and the stars, we have a right to be here too, and I hope one day our lives are easier.

I don’t see a world news community on Beehaw. Just news and USnews.

I think News was designated a world news community around the time the mods created the USnews.

I don't really understand some of this. Why pair it with a VAT? VAT itself is a known to be a regressive tax because poor people/ households spend a higher percentage of their incomes on consumption (food etc) so the effect of a VAT is to raise their overall tax percentage.

This is definitely what happens in my country, where we have a flat 15% VAT on all goods and services. As someone on disability that means I'm being taxed an extra 15% on most of my income.

Disappointed, was looking forward to more.

At least they had two great seasons and no loose ends to tie up so I can at least imagine Aniq and Zoe live happily ever after.

I am pro sex work and live in a country where it is legal for all adults involved (except pimps) but I don't agree with this:

It’s simple body autonomy issues and people are only against it from years of religious based shame.

From what I have seen, the people who are against it who actually organise against it tend to be motivated by a desire to protect people from coercion and trafficking.

I don't agree with them that criminalising it would achieve that, but it's definitely their position.

Never has the "Just a moment..." snippet view been more apropos.

Not sure there's really that much difference between a dramatized movie and a dramatized tv show these days.

It's about 2h long, so you could probably watch it in four 30-minute chunks and get the same effect.

It's probably not very popular subject matter in the west so I don't think Netflix is about to do a remake any time soon!