#australia anon

[unteriors]

Since you're Australian, why are so many of the posts from the US? Did you start with Australia and then move onto other countries once you'd felt like you exhausted it? Or is the US particularly interesting for your purposes?

A big part of the reason is the enormous difference in scale. Australia has about 25 million people, versus 300 or so million in the US. Each of the 50 states has at least one or two major cities, most have many more than that. In addition to the volume of real estate imagery produced by this market, there are a few things about the US in this context which draw me in from an Australian perspective. One is how real estate listings weirdly embody how much more visually apparent the harmful economic forces of the past 50 years are in American society than they are here or elsewhere. Australia's welfare state was developed roughly during the same time as in the US, and has similarly been cut back since the 1970s. But it was always much weaker in the US than in Australia or Western Europe, and correspondingly the effects of its deterioration - along with other economic trends - have been much more visible than they are here. The way this is played out in terms of localised funding for public services means that many American cities have pockets (of varying sizes) where poverty and other forms of systemic oppression are concentrated and left open to the elements. The sort of stuff Jacob Holdt documented in his photos in the 70s, or that you see in a lot crime films and thrillers with location shooting. Gentrification and other forces since then have pushed these pockets into other areas and made some places seem less grim, but from what I've heard it seems like it would be hard for the average person in the US to ignore that these large, systemic problems exist. Conversely, in Australia, this kind of intense poverty has been pushed into the margins of society during the same time period - to remote communities (where people suffer from chronic diseases that have been eradicated in most other wealthy countries), country towns with shrinking economies, or to the fringes of larger cities (where people sleep in their cars in parking lots, or multiple families form sharehouses to afford $400-500+ pw rents). Though as things have gotten worse, particularly since COVID, it's getting harder to ignore. But still there's a substantial part of the population here who have grown up in ignorance of any of the larger, percolating structural problems in Australian society, and who proactively retain that ignorance into adulthood.

I think you can see these different perspectives play in out in real estate listings. In most American states, even in most of the towns I've looked at, you can see a broad spectrum of living conditions (and commercial interpretations of ideal living conditions) - from burnt out trailers, to overpriced renovated shitty older houses with cheap grey vinyl flooring and white walls, to clearly lived-in time capsules to McMansions to actual mansions. Some photographs are clearly shot by owners, others by real estate agents with a great variety of care and attention to detail (from elaborate staging to crime scenes). Rightly or wrongly, I feel like I get a broader, more honest (or at least more direct) feel for the housing crisis. It's a more honest horror film.

Australian listings, I think in part due to concentrations in corporate power in the real estate industry (similar to other monopolies that have formed in our economy), tend to more heavily adhere to the visual language of advertising and are more heavily regulated by agencies. The problems still exist, the housing market here is among the worst in the world and little effort is being made to address the underlying structural issues, but you can see the lack of will to acknowledge these issues in the level of gloss that's applied. You can look at a listing of an older house in Western Australia, for instance, and know for a fact that it's riddled with asbestos and probably has several other structural issues, but most likely enough time and effort will have been spent on staging and lighting and maybe surface-level renovations that it will seem otherwise fine. Lots of turds that have been polished successfully enough that you need insider knowledge to properly identify them as dogshit. Incidentally, I spent part of my childhood in a house built in the 1960s that had asbestos in the walls and ceiling.

I'm still interested in images from Australian listings (and other sources) though, I just look for other things that are interesting. Anything that runs contrary to the artificially positive, limited world view that advertising promotes. Even if its a poorly-lit time capsule that is directly aesthetically opposite to the ideal of house-beauty at the moment, or an obviously run-down house that has had every realtor photography trick in the playbook thrown at it until it becomes deeply uncanny. And it's always interesting to see what other people find interesting; I genuinely think the housing crisis underwrites every other political issue we have to contend with, its tendrils extend in many different directions, and I think this also means imagery like this can reach people in a diversity of ways. Aesthetically, nostalgically, inspiring fear and self-loathing and horror. All good sources of inspiration for creativity.

[ahappydnp]

this might be too much of a deep lore question but i figured who would know better thank you if anyone: did they say somewhere or is it established that Phil was meant to join Dans tour in Australia but then randomly couldn’t because he had health issues/migraines?? And if so where did they say that bc i’ve read this in like 3 fics and would love to know the backstory hahaha <3 thank u

hiii they did talk about phil planning to tag along to the australian leg/some of europe "for a free holiday" (18:25) in october 2022. phil also joked tweeting about going to a canada show as well so it definitely seems like they were planning on phil attending more than just the one show

in january 2023 (right before the aus leg of the tour) he mentioned that his dizziness/vestibular migraines issue had gotten worse and he had been seeing specialists/taking new meds (1:34) and that he couldn't fly

the worst part is the last show of the AUS/NZ leg was on january 28th (two days before phil's birthday) so they definitely planned on staying and having a little holiday before the EU leg started (especially as they both really love it there and had a special holiday in australia previously during ii). dan ended up immediately flying home to london after the show for phil's birthday on the 30th

[ging-ler]

A lil Namari for @jutsuuu happy birthday CJ!!

[seeinginthedark]

I’ve been thinking a lot about the story of Pandora’s Box lately. The box that once opened unleashed all the evils onto humanity. And I’ve been thinking about the hope fairy at the bottom of the box. Hope theory, I’m calling it. It’s a dangerous thing, hope. You have to take a risk. Have to have faith. You have to believe that things are going to get better. Be a light in the darkness. That’s us. Surviving in a world that’s becoming more and more immoral, senseless and detached. People are allergic to truth and wisdom. Disconnected from nature and the spirit realm. This has made us confused and living superficially and artificially.

I know that some of you are reading this and understand exactly what I’m saying. We are the last hope. We are the hope fairy at the bottom of Pandora’s box.

When everything seems hopeless and pointless or terrible and painful and endless suffering, we carry on, we keep going. Keep trying. Keep fighting. Keep hoping. Keep praying. Keep believing. Never give up!

We might as well be all that is left of the light. The same light that “they” have been trying to crush and destroy for eons. Again and again and again.

And “they” even created a matrix-timeloop-simulation-reality to keep us all in so that “they” can just keep re-hashing it over and over and over again because “they’re” sick in the head, perverted, and want to watch it as content ! You know , like a reality show or The Truman Show, where we are Truman.

So that’s why, we give them a good show.

[hyunpic]

wait what animal channie is to you if not a wolf

oh he’s a wombat to me no questions asked

[figthoughts]

trying to finish up requests (gettin’ there y’all i promise) but just wanted to say thank you for 600 followers!! omg i started posting just under two months ago like that’s crazy!

feel free to message me or hit my inbox with literally anything random!! i’d love to make friends!! (i’m just awks and exist in the australian timezone boooo) <3

[unteriors]

i noticed you have pics from all of aus but the act, are all the houses there normal or are there just not many to see?

Honestly I may have just forgotten Canberra existed momentarily. I'll get around to it the next time though.

[cisthoughtcrime]

i’m an australian lesbian and i’m just so angry cause today the australian human rights commission ruled that we aren’t allowed to have single sex lesbian events anymore because that would be “unfair treatment” of trans women... they’ve just ruled that homosexuality is discriminatory i can’t believe this!! attraction and sexuality isn’t a choice and therefore can’t have discriminatory intent but they’ve declared we have to pretend like we maybe just haven’t met the right dick yet ugh!!!

oh my god, this is so fucked up, I'm so sorry

[jaythes1mp]

NO WAY YOUR HALF AUSSIE???? I feel so happy knowing one of my fav writers is Aussie and if you couldnt tell by now Im aussie asw which is why I was so excited. Also I absolutley loooooooove your writing

I am indeed! Aussies for the win🦖🦖🦖🦖

That’s so sweet, thanks dude!💚 I was beginning to think that all of my readers were from America or the Philippines😔

We stand together💪💪💪

Masterlist

[captainkirkk]

are there fireflies in Australia?

Google says yes?? Weirdly enough?? Not anywhere near me though

[httpiastri]

Paul’s new ig post 🤍🤍🤍. 🤭.

my boyyyy

i love him so much omg

[revasserium]

WAIT ARE YOU WRITING A COFFEE SHOP AU ZORO FIC STOP I'M GONNA CRY IM IN LOVE WITH UR WRITING AND ZORO AND AAAAAAA <3333

HELP YES I AM LMFAO and thank you!!!! <3

just for that, here's a sneak peak:

“Y’know, if you guys just made out I feel like it would fix a lot of this unresolved tension,” she says, even as you nearly choke on your drink.

You’re still coughing when Zoro joins you by the finished drinks counter.

“I’d rather lose an eye than make out with someone who drinks decaf.”

Nami sighs, shooting you a meaningful look as she slides the double espresso toward Zoro.

You wipe your lips with a napkin before leveling him with a glare.

“Well I’d rather gouge my own eyes out than make out with someone who never grew out of his middle school emo-phase.”

“At least I don’t try to use sugar to fill the gaping hole in your life where a real personality should be.”

“At least I don’t make that gaping hole my entire personality.”

“Princess.”

“Edgelord.”

[total-drama-brainrot]

walks in here and politely asks about p!noah. i dont have any stuff to say about it with situations, i just wanna know more.

—thd return of not so silly anon

Not gonna lie to you, I haven't actually put much thought into trivia for this AU. I guess I could come up with some stuff from the top of my head though?

P!Noah doesn't get motion sickness easily, in fact he's a bit of a speed demon when it comes to all vehicles, but he does get inexplicable bouts of sea sickness. As a result, boats (and other water based travel) are his least favourite type of transportation. That's why he was so quiet on the boat in Newfoundland, and he spends the majority of the Sweden challenge hovering by the rails of Team Chris' boat trying not to puke. (This fact earns him some pity points/humanisation from the rest of the cast. Until he inevitably does something disturbing again.)

He actually isn't a huge fan of knives or other sharp objects. His weapon of choice in an real fight would be something long ranged and tactical, like a gun, or perhaps a really big hammer/mallet. The way he sees it, if he has to get up close and personal with someone to cause damage, he might as well use his fists (and teeth). He does, however, like the intimidation factor sharp objects tend to have. Hence he fakes a fondness for them. He got the idea from Duncan.

If he makes it to the Niagara Falls challenges, he'd spend the whole second challenge shaking the tightrope in an attempt to unbalance the other teams... and then probably jump into the water himself, to "join in on the fun". Depending on the gender ratio in this AU, he'd either try to wrestle the bear inside of the husband slot machine (to disasterous results), or end up as a "bride" and rig the system to end up with Owen. Mostly so he can convince Owen to wear the dress.

He'd never win a season. That'd be too easy, and not very fun at all. Plus, he's almost certain the producers would rig a finale against him anyway, since he's essentially a minor antagonist for the series. If p!Noah were to ever make it to a finale, he'd throw in the most entertaining manner possible to earn himself more noteriety than a win could ever get him.

Post Total Drama, he does have a few issues with the media - mostly the negative attention he recieves as an "unstable threat to others". It's only once the new cast has been confirmed and Noah knows he's not gonna be making a reappearence on the show that he finally publically reveals that his "true personality" was an exaggeration. He's a real jerk about it too. Noah spends the majority of his self-exposé ripping into the audience for believing the whole thing, which doesn't exactly endear him to the public, but it does clear him of a lot of his social stigma. He doesn't exactly reveal that it was mostly him just fucking with everyone, since that'd make him more of a controvertial figure. Instead, he claims that the network themself asked for him to play a wolf in sheep's clothing to boost ratings. He really retreats back into the shell of "sarcastic bookworm", leaving people aware but unbelieving of his more psychotic tendencies, since the public at large is under the impression that it was all an act.

[unteriors]

me and my bf were having a laugh because you had all these americans on here being like wyoming or whatever isn't that big I'm scared you'll post my actual house and you have now posted a pic from both our hometowns which are villages of -500 people. Rural nsw is so tiny

If you were getting wolf creek vibes you should know am I actually one of Ivan Milat's bastard sons.

[stillgotscars]

your childhood friend defrauded medicare of over $300k?? how??

she worked in the medical field for many years, which gave her the means to make thousands of false claims to medicare under patient’s names — completely unbeknownst to them. what drove her to do it was an extreme gambling addiction. it’s so awful, especially given that the way she went about all of this put several other medical professionals jobs on the line… but it’s also just a really, really devastating thing to find out about someone you had envisioned would be in your life forever. she was genuinely like a sister to me from the time we were 5 up until she cut me out of her life at 17.