He’s a less likable version of Rimmer.

Mediocre executives loathe it with every fibre of their being.

So, I get what you mean, but for me, it’s this kind of fluff that helps make it feel like a community, rather than a curated RSS feed.

Is there an option for “being tortured right now?”

Yeah, the Arch Wiki is incredible, even as a non-Arch user, it’s such a valuable source of knowledge.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/29/nz-mulls-harsher-law-against-refugee-boat-arrivals-despite-no-refugee-boats-ever-having-arrived - we’re trying to be more dickish. Seriously, we’re doing a shit job of it.

You wouldn’t be able to tell based on our quotas, which are some of the lowest per capita in the world.

https://www.matterprints.com/journal/community/the-privilege-of-being-non-political/ - this articulates my view pretty well.

Bear in mind, saying “I don’t want to discuss politics” is a political position, it’s an active endorsement of the status quo.

It’s not “perceived”, it’s measurable.

Beautiful. Go pray for your rent money, asshole.

“At a basic fundamental level, when a Māori patient hits that surgical wait list they’re already far behind their non-Māori counterparts."

Seems pretty straight-forward to me.

Man, that guy’s an utter fucking cunt.

I’ve certainly commented about Bridges etc… having a point in the past, and at worst, gotten a few downvotes. There really isn’t equivalence between far left and far right positions.

Good policy, I like it. Cheers!

I don’t know of anyone getting banned for saying Luxon/Bridges/Collins/Muller/Key had a point. I know of many, many accounts who claimed they were victims of persecution by mods, who turned out to be outright racists/misogynists/transphobes/homophobes/anti-vaxers/anti-maskers. For some reason they frequently like to collect the set of shite opinions…

It’s a question of what audience you’re after. Do you want:

• People who are unhappy with how Reddit’s owners are treating third party developers

or

• People who feel r/newzealand and the regional subs have over-moderated content, and want more room for expressing “alternative” views

Are the tankies actually left-wing? They’re extremely heavy on the authoritarianism and militarism, along with indifference to suffering. A lot more in common with the right-wing, in terms of commenters - hell, most indications are that Russia drives a Lot of the right-wing discourse on social media.

What are some examples of the extreme axis of the left spectrum that you and Dave are concerned about? The current sentiment really looks like the both-sides fallacy.

That you didn’t get a free speech absolutist vibe from their post is why people are concerned about you.