“allergic to bullshit artists except when it lines the pockets of the boss classes” is actually a pretty accurate read of australian “culture” at large

Computers were a skill. They were taught in classrooms as a skill. Skills give you power over your tools because you work them as an expert and that is leverage to multiply externally.

And then computers became an A/B tested telemetry-based advertising conduit to brains for SaaS recurring revenue.

Campaign setting books especially. Tell me about the shop keepers and politics and sights.

We're good, but I wish we wouldn't disparage those graceful beasts so.

Sad I'm recovering from surgery and couldn't make it. So happy to see you having a grand time though

Heck yeah, in black and white especially

If you really want to be mean, drop a few random piles of clothes on the street overnight.

Then knock on the fundies' door, point at the clothes piles, and tell them a whole bunch of people raptured overnight.

"Gees, I'm actually kinda surprised you didn't join 'em. What happened?"

Thankyou so much

45% counted and Dutton is going in the fucking bin

Delightful!