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This would not happen in Australia. I've been in parts of the outback where the stink of dead roo doesn't leave the car because you're passing one every kilometre. But everyone has roo bars.

For anyone thinking it's petty, they island-buuld off them, destroying the reef by making a larger land mass to house things and assert claim in the SCS.

https://www.rfa.org/english/southchinasea/2025/01/31/south-china-sea-environment-reef-damage/

Ah, by all distinction and similarity with Nazism and the Nazi party, there are few groups in the world right now that are more aligned to it than Benny's cohort and ideologies. But they are not as effective in their actions. Ben's damned near line for line from the Nazi playbook.

The only hold back is social. The world's not able to socially understand how those persecuted by the Nazis have now become the Nazis. Honestly, the only difference here is we're talking a small section of the middle-east and not all of Europe. The stinctions are otherwise quite minimal.

But from EU manufacturers.

There is growing speculation that Russia might be willing to halt its invasion along current front lines in return for significant concessions.

Well, obviously. If the US isn't already in cahoots with Russia and are just that dumb, there's a good chance they'll continue being dumb by throwing them a much needed line.

Well I'm clearly not capable of your levels of communication and unfortunately haven't been for some time.

I foolishly thought of people's real world experiences to explain a reality, when all you wanted was validation of your claim by—I dunno—an ATM receipt, or something... As I said, I am struggling to communicate on this level. I am so daft, you see.

Have a W-shaped cookie. You got me!

Yes, I'm not sure why you think that wasn't clear. Fills me with doubt that you grasped much else of my comment. Oh, well.

Assumptions will rarely end up in your favour.

You perhaps didn't read they were teen backpackers? Of all the travellers in the world, find me a majority in the financial position to book all their accommodation with the confidence that no matter what, it's going to be great because that's the assurance of such a travel style and the price tag it comes with.

It's not like you're going to find the best deals online in a place with a hundred places to stay. Or maybe you can and that's the irony of your assumption.

Apart from work trips, I can't think of the last time I had accommodation all booked. I don't really see the point of travelling if you don't make plans after being there a while and getting to know good info from locals. A lot of the time locations or weather just sucks, so I keep on and adventure somewhere else instead. That's kind of normal outside of resort holidaying.

lol, and here's me thinking I'll get to finally loosen these bootstraps one day. Wouldn't be Millennial difficulty if something nice happened for once, so why should I expect reprieve in retirement age? Probably just be anxious af anyway because not being abused by another generation seems too good to be true.

We're slowly getting there. Unfortunately our ship is a large one to turn, but if you think about it, we're quite quick lately. The combustion age seems like it'll be over in about ql1/20th the time of the Bronze Age. But, yes, aware the Bronze Age didn't actively destroy our liveable environment.