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[–] Ashiette@lemmy.world 1 points 1 minute ago

Liu Cixin anticipated this

[–] No1@aussie.zone 3 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (2 children)

Well it won't fucking be if you keep shouting it all over the internet, you muppets!

Shut the fuck up!

[–] Soirhyle@aussie.zone 2 points 10 hours ago

Nah, don't think we will. We are absolutely superior in terms of safety so we should be allowed to gloat in sheer arrogance and rub it in as much as we can.

When it comes to being safe, we are kings!

[–] Walk_blesseD@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 10 hours ago

This sort of hubris is gonna get god to personally start nuclear Armageddon by wiping Melbourne off the map first.

[–] geematic@aussie.zone 3 points 19 hours ago

No longer Adelaide, nor Darwin. (Aukus sub construction, US Marine base.)

They’ve now become targets.

[–] Akasazh@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Isn't that what the documentary film Mad Max is about?

[–] 7112@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

There was a great book and movie about this.

On the Beach

[–] osanna@lemmy.vg 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

probably because it's already a wasteland.

[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

we've spent the past 60,000 years deforesting it

[–] trk@aussie.zone 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Who's "we" mate, I've barely been here 200 years

[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 points 1 day ago
[–] DiaDeLosMuertos@aussie.zone 1 points 1 day ago

I thought you had been looking a bit older recently.