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    1 year ago

    Yeah, even r/perth was always a bit sleepy. I could easily go on every few days and see a lot of the same stuff.

    I’s thinking of maybe putting some sort of reference material post together for people who maybe want to post a bit more but aren’t really sure what to post… but then i cracked a beer.

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      1 year ago

      We’re just boring people. Either that or there’s nothing to talk about in a local sense.

      I read once that people are more familiar with American politics that Australian politics. Not enough drama!

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        1 year ago

        Thats definitely a part of it, the drama in other parts of the world can be much more engaging. In an unhealthy sense.

        In the formal news frame, I think the biggest issue is the lack of a strong WA based news cadre. Theres mostly only surface level ‘events based reporting’. There’s a smattering of reporters from the corporates and ABC, but theres not much in the way of in depth analysis, or following over time of stories/sectors, unless its Ben Cousins of course! Independents (eg, community newspaper group) have near no base of support, or are non-existent. Then, outlets for local news are supplanted in favour of more consequential Eastern counterparts, because all our outputs feed into national outputs.

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          Its a great point! We basically lack the local foundation and infrastructure for old-school journalism. I don’t think there is an appetite for supporting it from the community so its unlikely to ever change.

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            1 year ago

            I hope thats wrong, like a city/state with the amount of people we have, i’d hope there’d be enough interest if the right organisation/journalist came along. But for now, i think the same.

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              1 year ago

              There’s a pretty strong anti-intellectual undercurrent that runs through most of the mainstream population. That kind of mindset not just disregards in-depth writing, but is annoyed by it. Sometimes angered, even.

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                1 year ago

                I’m okay with “in-depth” comments that are short comments on Lemmy lol

                Super long articles, fair enough, I struggle these days to get through investigative journalism articles that take hours to read.

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                  1 year ago

                  Lol, i started trying to read, properly, again after a years long hiatus from anything of substance. The struggle is real :) I’m better now, but i practically have to force myself into low distraction situations.

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                1 year ago

                I’ve felt, its not so much ‘anti-intellectual’, but very strong ‘anti-tall poppy’ sentiment. I think its a key reason why Mcgowan was much more liked than Barnett. Both smart people, but Mcgowan was perceived as being more down to earth.