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NDIS participants can no longer access sex worker services through funding. Advocates say it's a 'deep betrayal'
  • It is prostitution, but so what? What is inappropriate about two adults undertaking an agreed transaction for sexual needs that would otherwise go unfulfilled? A disabled person already has so many limitations in life, any opportunity to expand those limits should be supported in my view. As a taxpayer, I support my money being used for these services for disabled community members.

  • Don’t Just Do Nothing: 20 Things You Can Do To Counter Fascism
  • The really interesting part of that quote is: what am I?

    Modern culture would have us define ourselves as a lonely and isolated centres of awareness trapped inside a human body. But if I must define my environment to define myself as an organism (e.g. I don't exist in a vacuum of suspended emptiness) then the definition of 'l' includes the environment.

    What's missing in modern culture is a definition of 'I' that's all encompassing and all inclusive. I am me because you are you and the two are inter-dependant. I'm not religious but I do have an interest in theology and philosophy. When Jesus said "I and the Father are one", he meant literally, only the Catholic church would have you believe he's a special edge case and the good word, that we're are all one, never got out.

    I challenge anyone reading this to put disbelief aside for a day and temporarily accept that everyone you meet is another version of you in disguise. That you all share the same source of consciousness that has been differentiated by your genetic container (your body) and unique experience/perspective, and see how your attitude towards others changes. Or in other words, take the philosophy of 'Treat others the way you would want others to treat you' literally.

    Personally, I define 'l' as the whole cosmos. I don't know how I do it but neither do I know how my stomach digests. A doctor could explain how digestion works but that doesn't help them digest any better than me. It just happens.

  • The solution nobody wants to talk about
  • It is possible to know one without the other, however the first experience becomes the baseline upon which other experiences are compared and measured against forming a spectrum.

    Take a baby for instance, early in life they are exposed to milk, the feeling of being close to their parents during feeding and the feeling of a full stomach (happiness). However, this becomes the reference point to compare feelings of being alone and hungry (sadness).

    If a child experiences nothing but absent parents and malnutrition, the child will not know it is sad because there is no comparative reference point. Its just normal.

    Another example, a long time ago when life expectancy was much lower and daily life was very hard, the circumstances needed to feel happiness were much lower. A woman living a hard life in an isolated wilderness suddenly receives a fine dress from a distant city and, compared to her daily harsh reality, it brings her extreme happiness.

    Compare that to modern times where daily life is much easier and we have access to almost anything we want. Not surprisingly, people find it harder to find happiness. Why? Because they don't have the comparative negative baseline.

  • The solution nobody wants to talk about
  • Common fallacies are well documented with generally similar names. Might be worth reading up on them so that when you label something a fallacy, you are doing so from an informed position. Labelling something a fallacy, without understanding whether it is or isn't, is a subtle form of disinformation.

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  • The same could be said of someone who earns a low income relative to a billionaire (e.g. $80-120k) depending on the country they reside in. Money doesn't buy happiness folks, life experiences do 🙂

  • Taliban bans women from ‘hearing other women’s voices’
  • I see this as just another step towards the extremes of ridiculousness that is fundamentalist Islamic religion. Imagine being so disconnected from existence, and being so hypnotised by words, that you would subjugate those in your culture who, through their natural virtue, embody the positive characteristics of the very god they describe and worship such as love, compassion, acceptance, understanding, yeilding, giving etc.

  • Helldivers 2 Feature Ideas

    As title says, keen to discuss any ideas for features or gameplay enhancements that could make HD2 even better!

    Mine are:

    1. A startegem that allows you to view the battlefield top down from space to aim/zoom and fire/manoeuvre projectile(s).

    2. Text chat and game stats available on the un-skippable post game wrap up screens.

    3. Armour with a self-destruction feature, with visible countdown limited uses. Watch out for friendlies!

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    Hide read posts

    I have the setting that marks a post read when scrolling. Now I want to automatically hide read posts so I don't see the same content. Is this possible in Sync?

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    Can't get enough

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    The future is now

    Maybe not heads in jars but certainly real-time video avatars and maybe even hologram heads!

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    Modern conservation

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    Settings saved per account

    It would be nice if there was an option for different settings per account. For example, hide NSFW on one account but show NSFW on another.

    Then when I switch accounts, the settings switch also.

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    Bad Benches @lemmy.world DarkSpectrum @lemmy.world

    Comfy spot to relax in a bush

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    Is it possible to 'follow' users?

    Is it possible to 'follow'or subscribe to individual Lemmy users so I can see their posts on my subscribed feed?

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    Feature Request: Set Default view

    Everytime I open the app it takes me to /All where as I would like to set the default view to /Subscribed

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    Bad Benches @lemmy.world DarkSpectrum @lemmy.world

    So peaceful

    There's nothing like the hitching and unhitching of truck trailers through a prison fence to bring peace and tranquility into your life.

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    agents: deploy

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    Not everyone will support your decision to stop drinking

    Since I stopped drinking 3 years ago I have found that some people who drink seem uncomfortable when I decline their offers for a drink. They will repeatedly offer me drinks even after I explain that I consciously quit due to substance abuse. Some of these individuals are in-laws who should have more concern for my personal well-being but continue to regularly offer me drinks which I continue to politely decline.

    I have a theory that subconsciously these individuals know they have an alcohol problem and find it confronting or somehow judgmental when they meet someone who has taken steps to address their problem. I suppose it's easier to try and convince someone else to drink than it is to quit themselves.

    It's important to be aware that you may encounter this type of scenario on your journey to stop drinking.

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