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Cake day: March 27th, 2025
  • CoolThingAboutMe ( CoolThingAboutMe@aussie.zone ) toAustralia@aussie.zone•Australians, especially men, are reading less than ever beforeEnglish
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    1 year ago

    A lot of comments saying why they think reading has declined (boo evil school… They made me critically analyse stuff…) but not even touching on why that’s evidently having more effect on boys than girls?

    That’s odd.

    Compare to the other post asking why Tate bro manosphere brainrot is on the rise. The kind of garbage that specifically discourages boys from higher order thinking because that’s not “alpha”. Some of the comments there basically boiled down to " not my problem, shut up".

    Interetsing juxtaposition.

    Misogyny holds men back, but as long as that won’t be acknowledged, nothing will improve.

  • CoolThingAboutMe ( CoolThingAboutMe@aussie.zone ) toAustralia@aussie.zone•I disappeared off TV screens seeking a different life. Here's what I foundEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I really emapthise with Stan Grant in this piece. I have been feeling similar things myself, and I strongly believe that if I was indigenous and had a traditional family land l would be going back there too.

    As it stands I am a city raised person who has experienced living in various country places. I’m living in a city right now, earning good money, but dreaming of moving back to the country to a quiet life.

    I was also raised in the Catholic tradition, have been athiest for a long long time but really missing the sense of community that came from the church/school community when I was young.

    I feel so pointless as a human. The money I earn doesn’t seem as important as what I could be doing for my family. The work that I do doesn’t seem relevant amidst the insanity of the world. I thought a great career would give me self worth but it just feels made up…

    …like every other aspect of adult life. It’s just all made up. Nothing means anything.

    I’m lucky I have kids and pets to anchor me in the day to day. But that just reinforces my desire to move to a quiet country town, maybe have another child, maybe get some goats and grow some vegetables.

  • CoolThingAboutMe ( CoolThingAboutMe@aussie.zone ) toAustralian News@aussie.zone•'It was a cult': Mothers seduced by freebirth movement describe trauma and exclusion
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    1 year ago

    The thing no one can understand unless they have been pregnant, and been faced with giving birth or have given birth is how terrifying and animal of an experience it is.

    Humans these days are used to convenience and ease and predictability… having a baby forces you to confront the chaotic nature and sheer mammalian nature of us.

    Women facing birth for the first time, especially in this era where they have little support or experience to draw from, and lives where everything is controlled and understandable, are terrified. They reach out for these communities because they feel insignificant to the doctors and nurses and midwives they meet in the system and they are scared.

    It very easy to sit back and scoff at women when you have no idea at all what it’s like. You don’t know. You can’t know, but you aren’t even trying to know.

    People without direct experience should be doing more listening and attempting to understand, and less judging.

  • CoolThingAboutMe ( CoolThingAboutMe@aussie.zone ) toAustralia@aussie.zone•The swimming carnival is nearly over and will cost livesEnglish
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    2 years ago

    I agree, I would have thought Australia would have very high levels of swimming proficiency compared to other countries. The article doesn’t seem to mention other countries, just the drop in participation/interest within Australia.

    1 in 4 schools dropping swimming carnivals is really suprising to me. I’ve got 2 kids, and my oldest has been to quite a few schools due to us moving around a bit, and every single one of them had swimming lessons and carnivals.

    Though I’m not suprised that parents are less interested or supportive. My husband and I both work full time, often both do overtime, and schools and daycare can be a little overwhelming at times with all of the events and things that require some level of extra thinking or planning or shopping or crafting on our part.