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Discussion Thread 🍩 Wednesday 24 June 2026 (aussie.zone)

submitted 4 months ago by YarraByte@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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[–] Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 4 points 4 months ago* (3 children)

The comfort trap. It may be awful but it's a known quantity.

It's what happens when people are in fear of being by themselves, so they settle.

That's my 2 cents.

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[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Money.

many people can't afford the cost of living alone

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[–] SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 6 points 4 months ago (1 child)

Some people are also content to live in misery than risk their lives getting better.

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[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 points 4 months ago

That too.

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