Public transport is one of the only ways teenagers (among many other vulnerable groups) can get some independence in a very car-centric society. You'd be fighting an uphill battle trying convince people to exclude kids from the public transport system.

Trans people always have the greatest insight into these issues. Thank you!

Service vs leadership is a false dichotomy. You can (and should) be a leader who serves. Mamdani is serving NYers in a leadership position. He makes the calls and has the responsibility for decisions that serve his constituents.

Why would you not contact police? I understand that this is a systemic failure and blame does not lie with that employee but if others me I'd rather be out of a job than have those deaths on my conscience for the rest of my life.

Ever heard of cash?

Even then, there are 18 year olds I've met that have the maturity of a 25 year old and 25 year olds that just don't seem to have a frontal lobe. Age is an important heuristic but certainly not the only important factor when you are thinking about emotional maturity and power dynamics in a relationship.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who finds his personality annoying in some way I can't quite put my finger on. I suspect it's just the culture clash between my quiet Australian upbringing and his bold and brash New York personality. I also strongly agree with you that he fights the good fight and he fights it well.

This scene from Utopia is yet again extremely relevant

Depends on the situation. Meeting up with friends? I wouldn't blink at them being 10 minutes late. Opening shift at a cafe? 10 minutes would put me so far behind I'd be in big trouble.

For the general public that's a distinction without a difference

There need to be alternative modes of transport that are accessible so that elderly and incompetent drivers aren't forced to engage in society via the roads.

That's a great answer to my question, thanks!

Tiled roofs can be easy to fix especially if you have spare tiles, but you can also do repairs with silicone and/or flashtac. You'll find that the two main difficulties are accessing the roof and finding the source of the leak. If you're handy and willing to take on the (not insignificant) risk of getting on your roof you could consider doing it yourself, but otherwise you should get a professional to have a look at it.

The Idaho Stop is not the same as running a red. I've been riding all my life and riding on the road since I was 12. You shouldn't run red lights; it's unpredictable and just downright dangerous if you do it at the wrong intersection.

How much "considering" can you do when your employee has given a softball interview to a modern-day Oswald Mosley?

Yes but what people should do and what they will respond to are two different things

It's not surprising: Southwestern Sydney wakes up earliest because they have to, the journo probably thought it was Bondi because they're an eastern suburbs yuppie, and the "article" is a shameless ad for an iced coffee company. Don't post this dogshit.

Natural disasters

I think their point is that it's not that Centrelink is designed around the assumption that people are welfare cheats but rather it's designed to discourage everyone as a cost saving measure.

Why don't we let the fucking courts decide who is and isn't guilty instead of pouring unnecessary public scrutiny onto an already difficult process?