Does society need to face up to its diversity rather than fear losing its privacy?
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    Suppression of information is a means of maintaining power structures. Society prefers to pretend we all conform to an imagined standard rather than accept its own diverse nature.

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    @hugesean
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    Why do we think working for a living is necessary?
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    Most of us work because it facilitates us being paid, which affords us the ability to live. Some few people manage to pursue passions, vocations and the like. Others make different valuable contributions to society. What is necessary about working – is there a different model of enough where people can live well and contribute to a collective society without it being reduced to the *need* and *imperative* to have a job and be paid. What if there were other ways?

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    @transcendancing
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    Why does the law, endlessly, fail to bring justice?
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    The flaws in our Australian law system, reflect the inequity on a world basis. If Australia, a relatively new country, that has a fresh start, is already in a conundrum with it’s inefficient and biased laws, then what hope is there for transparency and justice on a world level? To illustrate, I lent a friend $45,000 for a mutual project. They refused to pay it back, admitting they just spent it. We made a signed legal contract and I have a bank paper trail. Also, a witness who verified his actions signed an affidavit. Yet, this is not enough for me to retrieve my money or for them to go to jail. This person, continuously cons others with small amounts of money, so that legal fees make it unviable to retrieve the lost money. It is clear that I was conned and that they are thief, yet the justice system has no effective recompense for these serious situations. This person should be in jail and working to pay for my loan. I tried going to the local court and followed the procedure of a small claim. After the sheriff failed to find him, nothing could be done. This is a ludicrous system that fails to protect the vulnerable in our society.
    I believe there is a long overdue overhaul of our justice system, which protects the unjust, provides extreme wealth to the judiciary and fails to facilitate justice.
    I tried Legal Aid, etc and they were unable to assist me.
    What do the great thinkers think?

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    Christina Parris
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    Is the relentless pursuit of economic growth sustainable as our planet shudders under the impact of the effects of global warming?
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    As the irrefutable evidence of the effects of human causation of global warming through increasing production of greenhouse gasses gains traction,it seems that a new economic paradigm (other than growth) must be urgently considered. After all, it’s about the survival of the next generation(s).

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    David Jewell
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    Why does I come before E except after C?
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    I’m not a great speller and the rules I find intriguing!

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    Rebecca
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    Why can’t we handle anonymity on the internet?
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    Anonymous
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    How can we deal better with refuges who want to come to Australia, ie in a humane and compassionate way
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    Jocelyn
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    Why is it comfortable to sit with crossed legs?
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    I’m curious

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    Chris Dea
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    Why do we talk so much about moving forward when all we do is repeat ourselves?
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    My passion for history often leads to frustration that we seem to learn so litle from the past, and the pain of a friend’s recent and unexpected marriage break up has been exacerbated by so many glibly advising her to move forward when she can’t (yet).

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    Barbara Napthine
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    What is the future for humanity given the impacts of economic growth and burgeoning population?
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    It matters because there does appear to be the collective wisdom to consider the impacts

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    Peter Carroll
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    What’s the point of the relentless self-obsession that social media fosters?
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    Because I don’t understand people’s obsession with sharing their usually boring lives and opinions.

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    Marie Alafaci
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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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    What are the differences between the mind, brain and consciousness … and how are they the same/connected/related?
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    Because I wonder where ‘thought’ originates from and where our consciousness goes when we die. It matters because the greater awareness we have of ourselves the greater ability we have to improve ourselves.

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    danielle ryan
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