What’s a hobby you suggest everyone should take up to improve their mental health?
  • DavidDoesLemmy DavidDoesLemmy 4d ago 100%

    Sex. It can be really enjoyable, it's a good workout, and you get to meet new people.

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  • Why You Should Read “The Myth of American Idealism” by Noam Chomsky
  • DavidDoesLemmy DavidDoesLemmy 4d ago 66%

    This article assumes the reader is American... Why?

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  • What's your prediction for the 2024 US election?
  • DavidDoesLemmy DavidDoesLemmy 4d ago 91%

    Jill Stein comes from behind to take the surprise win. Dems and Republicans both claim it's stolen.

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  • Victoria sees record fall in rental stock as investors leave the state
  • DavidDoesLemmy DavidDoesLemmy 5d ago 100%

    Landlords have to pay for water connection to the property. It works out to around $700 per year.

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  • Victoria sees record fall in rental stock as investors leave the state
  • DavidDoesLemmy DavidDoesLemmy 1w ago 100%

    Some are, some aren't. I only have anecdotal data so I'm not sure of how prevalent this is at a national level.

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  • Victoria sees record fall in rental stock as investors leave the state
  • DavidDoesLemmy DavidDoesLemmy 1w ago 100%

    Congrats! But the mortgage is just one part of the costs of ownership. Many people spend lots on rates, water, repairs, upgrades, etc.

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  • Hope I won't regret this: Does anyone here live in a van?
  • DavidDoesLemmy DavidDoesLemmy 1w ago 100%

    I have a friend who lives in a van. Nice guy

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  • Victoria sees record fall in rental stock as investors leave the state
  • DavidDoesLemmy DavidDoesLemmy 1w ago 50%

    Renting is significantly cheaper than owning. If the landlord does their part with maintenance, it's the better option for many people.

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  • Music video library starters?
  • DavidDoesLemmy DavidDoesLemmy 2w ago 100%

    I have a few downloaded from YouTube, but I don't have a good way of playing them. Jellyfin stops after each one. I want a playlist shuffling between them.

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  • "Initials" by "Florian Körner", licensed under "CC0 1.0". / Remix of the original. - Created with dicebear.comInitialsFlorian Körnerhttps://github.com/dicebear/dicebearMO
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    What's your pet peeve when it comes to tropes? What bothers you when you see it in a show or a movie?
  • DavidDoesLemmy DavidDoesLemmy 2w ago 100%

    Yes, or people leaving a bar without finishing their drink. Like full glasses in front of them and they both stand up and leave without mentioning it.

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  • Conservative asked me my thoughts on a situation if a guy who says he's trans walks into a womens restroom but is lying and isn't actually trans
  • DavidDoesLemmy DavidDoesLemmy 2w ago 100%

    Can you really expect privacy in the communal area of a bathroom? There's other people walking around you.

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  • Australian families switching to cycling as car-running costs rise - ABC News
  • DavidDoesLemmy DavidDoesLemmy 2w ago 100%

    There needs to be both the carrot and the stick. Cycling has to get easier (better infrastructure) and driving has to get harder (expensive, traffic, etc). Together these drive behaviour change

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  • Non-Americans who have been to the US.. What is the weirdest thing about America that Americans don't realize is weird?
  • DavidDoesLemmy DavidDoesLemmy 3w ago 100%

    When I watch "alone", it's so depressing at the end when they ask them what they'll do with the money they won. And they say "pay for my wife's cancer treatment". Like omg America

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  • In the negative gearing debate, wouldn't the real scandal be if changing it WASN'T examined?
  • DavidDoesLemmy DavidDoesLemmy 3w ago 100%

    In the negative gearing debate, wouldn't the real scandal be if changing it WASN'T examined?

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  • I have a nas with 2x10tb drives. I mostly just have music, movies and tv shows on it. People talk about raid not being a backup, but is that relevant for non-original data? I mean I can always get the media again if need be. It would just be an inconvenience. What would you do?

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    passiveinvestingaustralia.com

    New article from Passive Investing Australia. Always quality content!

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    I'm sick of reading American books. Would love some Aussie recommendations.

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    Another phone pic that turned out okay.

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