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That's what I've noticed.

I initially used power delete suite which got maybe half of mine.

Then I went and started manually editing them with random words.

Then started deleting.

I'm very sure that some sub's have restored deleted comments. Amusingly sometimes with the random words instead of the original.

The only reason I never deleted my account is so that I can go back and mess up or delete stuff as it comes back. Fairly easy to find your comments with a search of your username.

Surprised they haven't just locked the ability to edit or delete older stuff. It's not like it ever really gets deleted, just removed from public view.

MDMA legalised there?

I imagine it becoming a haven for profitable vices like drugs, gambling and prostitutes to make money off tourists.

When it comes to digital rights we have slowly been heading towards fascist dystopia.

I first stated paying attention when Rudd / Conroy tried to filter the internet. Although IIRC mobile phone Know Your Customer came in post sept 2001.

Since then it's just been a frog in a pot. Meta data retention, assistance and access, identify and disrupt now the hand your ID to every fucking site/app bullshit posing as a kids social media ban.

It's always been about the ability to silence dissent.

Fuck our politicians. Enjoying saying that while I can. Probably won't be long before saying that will get your internet cut off.

Yes have noticed more rage bait. Also more and more culture wars in comments. Still not anywhere near as bad as reddit.

Headline question, answer no...

But seriously look at the election results. Fair to say the vast majority are either in favour of mass immigration, or their views on it are not strong enough to make them vote against it.

Mass immigration has had bipartisan support since Howard used it to ass fuck the unions and housing for anyone under 40.

I think a lot of it comes down to housing. 2/3 own real estate and know that the flood of people equals demand equals increasing prices.

They should be completely banned nationwide unless you live on at least a 4 hectare property.

There is something that particularly irks conservative politicians about MDMA (and to some extent LSD) when compared to more problematic drugs such as methamphetamine, heroin and alcohol.

What if they fucked right off and left parenting what kids do on their devices to their parents?

Maybe I'm just getting old, but the idea of "verifying" my real identity to a faceless website or mobile app is abhorrent.

I guess it doesn't help that governments in some countries (UK, Australia that I know of) are encouraging this bullshit with Trojan horse laws claiming to protect children from adult websites / social media.

Can't help but think there is also an element of pot meet kettle here, when users of an app designed to dox and slander people without their knowledge are now the ones getting doxxed themselves.

This is why I don't think AEB should result in giant fucking 4WDs being able to get 5 stars for vulnerable road user protection. If the bonnet is above waist height, max 2 stars if it has all the driver aids.

By all means mandate AEB still. But the reality is some manufacturers have shitty implementations of AEB and other aids like lane keep assist which encourages people turning them off.

It can't be fully relied upon to counter the physics of taller vehicles running in to pedestrians.