I wish the article had of started with the homeless woman living in Brisbane rather than the vanlifer from Ipswich.
This article was more about homelessness and the increased burden these people are enduring but it gave the initial impression that it was about people who couldn’t go on holiday while they rented out their home, which is more like rage bait.
All that being said, it’s a shit situation for everyone mentioned. It’s a good reason in my eyes to not work till you can ‘retire’ and ‘do the big lap’ but instead change your lifestyle so you can travel and work as you go, if you want to see the country. Fuel is a finite resource, the writings been on the wall for decades that we won’t always be able to have this lifestyle.
As someone who spends a lot of time travelling around Australia going from job to job and exploring in between, I’m starting to get some real cognitive dissonance about even contemplating a trip for pleasure when there’s threats of farmers not having enough diesel. Its an ethical not financial decision for me.
the writings been on the wall for decades that we won’t always be able to have this lifestyle.
since 1973 and some sort of ruction every decade since. We’re stupid but it is what it is.
When the Greens bang on about reduced footprint, medium density housing, green spaces, food security and decent public transport that’s all too much apparently.
I’m starting to get some real cognitive dissonance about even contemplating a trip for pleasure when there’s threats of farmers not having enough diesel.
For me that was being made aware of climate change 20+ years ago and the likely consequence of the collapse of civilisation vs the shits and giggles of driving aimlessly tjay seems a national past time.
i flew once last decade and that was to a very dear friend who had months to live and even then that made me feel dirty and I had to deal with issues of self loathing over condemning future generations from that decision.
I moved to where I wanted to be and mostly stay in place doing the things I enjoy. If we had decent electrified rail infrastructure I’d travel more.
as to the article
It’s not right and it’s sure as hell not the Australian way."
I’d suggest she’s wrong, a thing is what it is. This IS the Australian way.
I wish the article had of started with the homeless woman living in Brisbane rather than the vanlifer from Ipswich.
This article was more about homelessness and the increased burden these people are enduring but it gave the initial impression that it was about people who couldn’t go on holiday while they rented out their home, which is more like rage bait.
All that being said, it’s a shit situation for everyone mentioned. It’s a good reason in my eyes to not work till you can ‘retire’ and ‘do the big lap’ but instead change your lifestyle so you can travel and work as you go, if you want to see the country. Fuel is a finite resource, the writings been on the wall for decades that we won’t always be able to have this lifestyle.
As someone who spends a lot of time travelling around Australia going from job to job and exploring in between, I’m starting to get some real cognitive dissonance about even contemplating a trip for pleasure when there’s threats of farmers not having enough diesel. Its an ethical not financial decision for me.
since 1973 and some sort of ruction every decade since. We’re stupid but it is what it is.
When the Greens bang on about reduced footprint, medium density housing, green spaces, food security and decent public transport that’s all too much apparently.
For me that was being made aware of climate change 20+ years ago and the likely consequence of the collapse of civilisation vs the shits and giggles of driving aimlessly tjay seems a national past time.
i flew once last decade and that was to a very dear friend who had months to live and even then that made me feel dirty and I had to deal with issues of self loathing over condemning future generations from that decision.
I moved to where I wanted to be and mostly stay in place doing the things I enjoy. If we had decent electrified rail infrastructure I’d travel more.
as to the article
I’d suggest she’s wrong, a thing is what it is. This IS the Australian way.