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[–] plinky@hexbear.net 3 points 2 months ago (3 children)

They deleted cities and parks in oz-land? you can just walk and talk, like normal person, what special place you envision? Places being dodgy or unsafe never stopped kids fucking around in them. Guess we'll have to wait and see if desire to socialize outweighs laziness to vpn-ize.

[–] insurgentrat@hexbear.net 23 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I dunno if you've seen the new developments in like western sydney as an example but there are:

  • no yards
  • no shade
  • no PT
  • no bike infrastructure
  • no skate parks/teen playgrounds/swimming pools
  • no arcades/corner shops/theatres

Idk what people imagine kids doing when even going to see a film costs 40 bucks a head assuming you can even get there or have parents willing to let you off the leash.

[–] Mindfury@hexbear.net 18 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Idk what people imagine kids doing

well, just look at the next few panics: riding e-bikes and having fun with knives apparently
all because a subhuman property developer decided parks and PT eat into profits

[–] BountifulEggnog@hexbear.net 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

riding e-bikes and having fun with knives

The kids are alright

[–] KuroXppi@hexbear.net 11 points 2 months ago

Cops have no-cause stop search and seize powers in the Melbourne CBD for six months (and it'll get kicked on after that) including asking people with masks to leave the proscribed area. It 100% will be rolled out at other locations across the state to cover other shopping and recreational areas

[–] PorkrollPosadist@hexbear.net 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Most children don't have credit cards they can use to pay for a VPN subscription.

[–] plinky@hexbear.net 8 points 2 months ago

if one doesn't care about speed, one can just use normie free proton or myriads ad-loaded ones

[–] blobjim@hexbear.net 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Mullvad lets you pay in cash in certain currencies (looks like AUD is a supported currency too) https://mullvad.net/en/pricing

[–] Tabitha@hexbear.net 1 points 2 months ago

That's a shitload of money for someone who's too young to legally work having to buy a VPN in secrecy from their parents.