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  • just_kitten
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    10 months ago

    I only arrived in Australia at the tail end of the millennium drought, would you say the communal behaviour was similar to Covid?

    • jaybb3rw0cky
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      10 months ago

      This is a great question! I reckon a little? But I would put it down to a couple of things - one is that I feel Covid’s sudden onset and danger was far better received from a “people need to sort their shit out” perspective. But also I feel like socially-speaking people are more altruistic compared with back then.

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        10 months ago

        That’s interesting you said that last line, given how many lament that society is even more prone to groupthink and less charitable compared to even 2 decades ago. It’ll be interesting to see how society reacts over the next few summers

    • Bottom_racer
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      10 months ago

      Washing a car with a hose

      Jail.

      Doing anything with a hose…

      Also jail.

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          10 months ago

          aktually… no one was using them soo…

          It did ease the pain but you can’t feed plants dopamine.