Onii-Chan

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[–] Onii-Chan@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

And they always seem to have an obsession with Star Trek...

[–] Onii-Chan@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Aunts. We're just a lot more posh over here in Adelaide.

[–] Onii-Chan@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Agreed. It actually terrifies me, because the implications are huge on a cultural level with regards to feelings of autonomy, ability to ascertain when rules or social conditionings are inherently detrimental and should be ignored (or outright fought against), not to mention the erosion of critical thinking, the rampant dopamine regulation issues that'll follow the youngest members of society potentially for life, etc.

I am EXTREMELY worried for the young gen Z/gen Alpha cohort, as this kind of thing already seems so deeply-ingrained in their attitudes and acceptance of, quite frankly, bullshit corporate-driven cleanspeak, that I'm certain future governments are just rubbing their hands together waiting for an era where passing oppressive speech restrictions and destructive online privacy policies will be a certainty, assuming that by voting age, the youngest among us don't realize what they're unknowingly being influenced by and push back against it.

I know this post comes off as alarmist, but people have to realize that massive cultural shifts take place after, what at the time seem to be unimportant social attitudes or opinions, begin to take hold of a generation... and I'm personally very, very worried.

[–] Onii-Chan@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

Depends on the Ford. imo Ford Australia's final two Falcon models were unkillable, and contained an engine everyone's now wanting to get their hands on due to its bulletproof construction and potential for huge, cheap power.

Source; I've owned an FG Falcon from new which now has over 450,000km on it and never once had any issues (also thousands of taxi drivers over 15 years can't be wrong.)

[–] Onii-Chan@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

As someone who lives in country Australia, it's quite common here too. A popular pastime among the young guys out here is to jump into their ute, load up their guns, and go down the highway shooting every street sign they see. I usually hear it every Friday and Saturday night.

[–] Onii-Chan@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago

Do it, boi. One of us. One of us.

[–] Onii-Chan@kbin.social 29 points 2 years ago

This man is a fucking treasure.

[–] Onii-Chan@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago

Australian here. That's cute.

:'(

[–] Onii-Chan@kbin.social 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Racists hate this simple trick.

[–] Onii-Chan@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago

That's fucking brilliant and would actually make me not hate shopping with a passion. That system just makes so much more sense.

[–] Onii-Chan@kbin.social 8 points 2 years ago (6 children)

I'm just using the default GrapheneOS SMS app, but it's concerning seeing the number of these FOSS apps lately adding major privacy invasive permission changes. Are there a few big companies buying them up for a quick buck, or what?

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