z00s @ z00s @lemmy.world

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"I don't like this comment, so I'll just reply to it"

I choose not

Here's a period: .

Here's an upside-down period: .

Hope that clears things up.

I really wish people would stop talking about R.

Fucking get over it

Dude I really feel your frustration on this one.

I've been a patient for many years due to chronic problems and I have learned that you have to advocate hard for yourself as a patient, even in the private system.

Doctors don't understand the patient experience, and they don't know (or sometimes care) that you had to drive interstate to see them. To them it's just a quick note to their secretary to book you in a week later. To you it's a week off work, a 9 hour drive, and money for accommodation etc.

Tell your story. Make them understand. Advocate. Repeatedly. Loudly. Continuously.

Ask questions and don't be satisfied with vague answers. Keep asking until you understand everything.

And treat them like they work for you, because they do.

The goal is to get it as hot as McDonald's coffee

All it took was one set of nerd eyeballs

Wow that's a lot

Even if you got elected on that platform, you'd be lucky if you could push even one of those things through in an entire political career, even if it's something popular that the people want.

It's a classic trap for the newly elected who promise the world and then realised that 99% of politics is horse trading and backdoor deals with beltway insiders

Ooh double burn lol

Look... Don't do it man. I know it seems like the only option but just think of your family. There's lots of people that love you and you have a lot to live for. Just put down the dishwasher and we can talk about it

We called it the "Chinese rice fight"

...the 80s was a different time lol

Have heard that belly wounds are a slow and painful way to die. That being said, you'd have a better chance of survival than being stabbed in the chest.

...or so I'm told 🤔

Would be awesome if true. Can't imagine the resolution required is possible yet

It's not just about new housing though, it's also about fiscal policy which makes housing a more attractive investment vehicle through things like negative gearing and capital gains tax minimization than other things such as the stock market; the result is that prices are artificially inflated and you create a "renter class" who can no longer afford to buy, ever. Right now we're financing Boomers' retirements.

The question is, will the politicians have the political balls to fix it once the boomers have died off, or will they just let the profit roll on down through the generations, ultimately letting birth be the sole determiner of your societal class in life?

If you are engaging with housing as an investment vehicle, you are part of the reason why there is a global housing crisis.

Housing is a human right and should be legislated as such.

Maybe take the approach used in Asia of taking shoes off at the door to avoid tracking in dirt

One that my Mum makes when I'm feeling sick.

My Dad was right when he told me as a kid that nothing beats home made.

*Baby don't hurt me,

Don't hurt me, no more*

It doesn't "back you up" at all, it simply restates the paradox. Maybe learn how to argue?

When you get to the point where you're nitpicking sources, you're admitting that you have no substantive argument available.