Why are some people “lyrics” people and others not?
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    The lyrics are the last thing that matter to me when I listen to a piece of music (if I can even understand them it’s a plus). But for others they seem to be the most important thing of all (weirdos). Why is this so? Probably it doesn’t matter – I’m just curious.

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    @pinknantucket
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    Why do we keep asking the same questions to get the same answers? Shouldn’t we change the question?
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    I asked this question because nothing seems to actually change or progress. For example, why are we asking how to legalise same-sex marriage? Shouldn’t we be asking how do we redefine marriage? Or how can a legal framework be less discriminatory? I am asking because I care, and you should too. We can make a difference, we just have to stop doing things in the way they have always been done!

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    @thestoryroom
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    Why are we so reluctant to grow up? Are we more childish than the generations before us?
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    The rise of adult colouring books, the return of the 90’s and just us reaching for things that remind us of our childhood constantly, made me wonder if it was like this for previous generations too or are we trying to postpone adulthood and all that comes with it more than before? Are we longing for simpler times with everything developing so fast around us?

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    Anna
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    When will the psychiatric regime end?
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    When humanity becomes humane, starts listening to people, rather than propaganda, regimes that torture and control will be exposed and stopped. The psychiatric regime has been going on for over 200 in various countries, enabling genital mutilation on women who opposed their husbands, LSD testing in the 1960s, and various torturous procedures.
    The people forcefully tested with insulin shock and LSD, haven’t received compensation, because our government declares the medical profession were allowed to torture people that way in the 1960s & 70s.
    The people who are being currently subjected to torture by the psychiatric regime, are also unlikely to receive compensation, unless there is wide-spread condemnation for the psychiatric procedures forcefully done in our government’s name on innocent people as young as two and as old as people can be. Electroshock used on 4 year olds, pills fed daily to tranquilise two year olds. Not to mention what they do to people in their prime.
    It is physically obvious what psychiatric torture does to people. It must be stopped.
    How dare anyone think our country is a democracy when this is going on. How dare the organisations of festivals censor psychiatric survivors who speak out because of sponsorship deals. How dare the Australian people be so unaware of what is happening to their citizens.
    The question is when? The answer should be now.

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    @initiallyno
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    Can the refugee crisis be solved?
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    It’s a global issue and no country has found a workable answer.

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    @stickywattle
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    Do we still need formal inter-country borders?
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    It seems that a lot of the world’s problems are caused by border disputes. Europe has proven that countries and citizens can maintain identities without formal borders. Maybe we should re-think the world?

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    Narelle Sulley
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    How can we improve our powers of persuasion?
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    We seem to spend a lot of time telling people they’re wrong (and even stupid) – in politics, in the media, on social forums. Nobody ever seems to change their mind. It all seems a bit boring and pointless. Can we change the way we communicate and actually have an effect?

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    @pinknantucket
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    Should librarians & archivists be at the front line fighting for intellectual freedom?
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    As mass surveillance by companies and government increases, digital privacy becomes more and more important. Information professionals have many skills that can contribute to educating and informing citizens about the importance of intellectual freedom.

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    @jayechats
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    What’s the allure in everyone’s secret pastime – the social media photo stalk – and why are we compelled to do something so destructive?
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    Do we do it to make ourselves feel better or to make ourselves feel worse? Either way, PLEASE MAKE ME STOP LOOKING AT THE INSTAGRAM.

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    @shesaidso
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    How can the UN Security Council ultimately be disbanded (a Q of the key members giving up their veto power) for a change in 2015+?
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    It would greatly change the world dynamics. When the UN SC was created, international politics were in a very different stage. Brazil & India are now larger powers for example, with a large population and stake in the current international stage.

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    Claire Moldrich
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    Is gender equality possible?
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    Because I am a woman. All women suffer because of gender inequality. Both men and women would gain if gender equality was a reality.

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    Kathryn Anthony
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    Who gets to decide?
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    Like, when there is more than one opinion at play… and our beliefs are based on what we feel to be intuitive truths, how the hell do we make a decision? Is it just power?

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    Famika Braunhoff
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    How is it that printed junk mail is still a thing in this era?
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    Ashley Singh
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