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Daily Discussion Thread: Fri 20 Oct 2023 (aussie.zone)

submitted 11 months ago by bot001@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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[–] wscholermann@aussie.zone 8 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Is it just me or has the world turn to shit ever since COVID? First we had the pandemic, then Russia/Ukraine war, then Uber inflation, now Hamas/Israel.

[–] bull@aussie.zone 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It wasn't doing so great before COVID either but the pandemic makes an excellent scapegoat for some of the shady shit going on

[–] landsharkkidd@aussie.zone 3 points 11 months ago

Yeah the pandemic really just elevated the shittyness.

[–] baconmash@aussie.zone 6 points 11 months ago

my city had a failed revolution right before

[–] MeanElevator@aussie.zone 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The Illuminati hit the accelerator on our doom

[–] 6368_39162@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

Expect mole people imminently

[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 2 points 11 months ago

It really has