He got assaulted
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They're also a "menace" because many people actively feed them. It's the same as ducks following people around expecting bread.
There are none on the level of Fairphone. Sony has seen fairly consistent support for its devices over the years and has retained features like the headphone jack and SD card slot, so may be a decent alternative to look into.
Yeah that was the joke. I guess it hit too close to home for some lol
DeX was first released in 2017.
The online self-management and points system is waaaaaay better than the forced meetings and obligations with private providers and Labor did streamline the claims system a lot too. So maybe there is potential for further improvement, though I don't want to get my hopes up. Like a lot of other areas, my trust in Labor to actually take some political risks to conduct serious reform is very low.
Even prior to that Pillar 1 seemed like a horrific deal for Australia. The serious question marks over whether the submarines would ever actually be delivered, let alone on time, existed all through the Biden administration too.
Is it just sunk cost fallacy at this point or do they know something we don't? There have been red flags for so long now that it will be a major embarrassment if AUKUS genuinely dies and we have no Plan B. "B-b-but the Coalition started it!!!!" won't cut it as an excuse for a second-term Labor government.
Maobanese.