@wombat_punch Thanks ABC for giving a platform to those who think harm minimisation is “gobbledegook”. People whose views are unethical, immoral and so far removed from reality they have to shout, constantly, to be heard. This is not balance.
If you ask : what is the value of the humanities? I would say that it teaches you to read with acuity, to analyse wild claims, to argue responsibly to questions to which there are no right answers. Do we need the humanities? Let’s hear it for yes!!!
@angry_eyebrow I have very fond memories of my childhood in NZ, leaving saucers of milk and bread outside and watching from the back door as they came and lapped it up. (I know it’s bad for them but it was the 70s)
@mandalynns23 I had lots of overdue library fines throughout University. I occasionally still visit that Library and when I do my husband asks if they’ve put a plaque up yet to acknowledge my funding