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Ontario, Canada. Basically the same as Victoria, Australia.

As an entrepreneur who has WOUND BACK his hours to ~95/week, I'm seriously considering taking a break for a bit and getting a corporate job. I've been there before and got depressed, but a year or 2 off is a good rest. Nowadays, it seems GenZ and Millennials are demanding corporations REALLY care for them. We explored the psychology behind this 'care taking' in an interview with Rob McMullan - showing why young people are demanding it, and why corporates are providing it: https://discernable.io/how-the-left-wing-thinks-empathy-and-caretaking-with-rob-mcmullan/

This is a true tale of theft, drugs and a bakery. Jordan Dittloff made headlines in 2015 for stealing $277,993.58 from 47 clients of his travel agency Ace Travel in Victoria. As an award winning travel agency and a community leader in regional Victoria, Jordan's crimes rocked the Colac community. Many, including his 70 year old future mother in law, lost thousands of dollars saved up for their 'trip of a lifetime'. Trading insolvent, Jordan effectively ran a travel ponzi scheme relying on future holiday bookings to pay for past holiday bookings. Eventually the scheme collapsed and Jordan disappeared, sparking media attention. After 2 weeks he handed himself into police and was bailed pending a court hearing for his crimes. At the same time, Jordan ran a second business: drug dealing in Melbourne, profits from which he used to fund his own drug habit. Whilst on bail, Jordan was arrested as part of Victoria Police drug sting operation in a Melbourne alleyway. In the end the court sentenced Jordan to jail 3 years (20 months non-parole) as well as granting compensation orders for his victims to be repaid. In prison Jordan completed a business degree and in the five years since release is completing a post-graduate law degree and has repaid ~$35,000 to victims. He has worked at the same bakery since release. He now credits his time in prison as a catalyst for reform and is building a drug and alcohol free life of discipline and responsibility unlike his behaviour displayed before prison. Watch the full interview at: https://discernable.io/from-prison-to-pastry-a-fresh-baked-redemption-story-with-jordan-dittloff Other issues we discussed: What prison is really like Criminal justice reform How the different generations see criminal justice How governments respond to community feelings Why we must reject the progressive narrative 'blame the system' for crime Why we must not ban criminal record checks Practising radical honesty The political system self-selects for dishonesty The potential for an honest politician What is freedom? Do we understand it? Which media represents average people? Supporting the right to protest Removing enlightenment values from institutions renders democracies as tyrannies The future for humanity: Wall-E The death throes of the state Rising corporate power Friendly Jordies and Michael West Media Taking the pulse of the community Embracing fragmentation The AI revolution: ChatGPT -------------------- DISCERNABLE The Video Archive: https://discernable.io Prefer audio? Search for 'It Is Discernable' on Spotify and Apple Podcasts Get our Time Capsule: https://teamhuman.au/products/the-discernable-usb Grab some of our awesome TeamHuman merch at: https://teamhuman.au Join our Private Community: https://discernable.locals.com Purchase tickets (and replays) to our Town Halls: https://discernable.io/townhall JORDAN DITTLOFF https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-dittloff jdittloff@deakin.edu.au

Discernable and Big Little Farm are hosting a 1-Day Farm Intensive! 1 hour east of Melbourne in the Yarra Valley, Big Little Farm is an example of how to set up your home (whether an apartment, suburban home or on larger land) to be more self reliant. From growing food, raising animals, and capturing water to building, reclaiming and repairing infrastructure, our 1-day farm intensive is unlike any 'farm tour' you've been on. This is a highly strategic and practical day where you will not only witness a working example of self reliance, but you will leave with a plan to implement the same in your home. If you are planning on making any sort of investment or upgrade to your home and property for self-reliance, you must attend this intensive first. Big Little Farm is a sought after consultancy on how to build a self-reliant lifestyle and avoid spending traps that look and seem nice, but are misguided. You will save thousands. Check out our itinerary at: https://discernable.io/farm

Liverpool Council won the battle against the NSW Government to axe the 30kmh limit in their CBD. Originally announced as a 'Covid measure' the 30kmh limit was likely to be a precedent for other council CBDs and it has not been overturned. Watch the full episode at: https://discernable.io/the-peoples-project-live-lefties-climate-and-speed-cameras Panellists: Ryan Smith MP and David Limbrick MP

Darkness doesn't progress. Light retreats. All it takes for darkness to overcome, is for people to turn their lights out. 'The only thing necessary for evil to triumph in the world is that good men do nothing.' Let 2023 be the year you stop hiding whatever light you have.

Did you know that young people are NOT against nuclear energy? The allergy to nuclear is a vestige of the old green movement. Is it time to put the anti-nuclear hysteria to bed? Panellists: Ryan Smith MP and David Limbrick MP Watch the full episode at: https://discernable.io/the-peoples-project-live-lefties-climate-and-speed-cameras

Congratulations for surviving all the way to 2023! Here is a review of the best wisdom dropped by our guests throughout 2022, as well as our message for 2023 (from 46:42). Check out all of our long form content for free: https://discernable.io Get our merch at https://teamhuman.au Catch us in our private community on Locals: https://discernable.locals.com

Human rights lawyer Peter Fam describes the collapse in trust in institutions that we used to regard highly. He cites the control of General Practitioners and the advice they are allowed to voice based on government political objectives. This has also driven some sections of our community to look elsewhere for information that was denied them by institutions. Ultimately he believes dogmatic positions on lockdowns, health, and vaccinations are impossible to sustain because they rely on community silence. Watch the full interview at: https://discernable.io/the-origin-of-human-rights-with-human-rights-lawyer-peter-fam -------------------- DISCERNABLE The Video Archive: https://discernable.io Prefer audio? Search for 'It Is Discernable' on Spotify and Apple Podcasts Grab some of our awesome TeamHuman merch at: https://teamhuman.au Join our Private Community: https://discernable.locals.com

Joined by our first LIVE audience, this episode of the People's Project with the re-elected Ryan Smith MP and David Limbrick MP: KEEP LEFT IN VICTORIA Why do the Victorian Liberals keep failing so badly? Who did Victorians actually vote for? (it wasn't Daniel Andrews) And is the state turning even more left? A full dissection of the Victorian election (primary vote, seats won, upper house results, generational shifts) SPEED CAMERAS: BECAUSE NOTHING SAYS 'SAFETY' LIKE A FINE IN THE MAIL The difference between NSW and VIC speed camera philosophies proves the dark underbelly of Victoria: fear-driven compliance of its population and preferring surveillance over safety. Welcome to Jeremy Bentham's Panopticon. GUILT FREE ELECTRICITY The cost of renewable energy that nobody will admit to: massive fossil fuel inputs, and why young Australians do not fear nuclear power. Watch the full episode at: https://discernable.io/the-peoples-project-live-lefties-climate-and-speed-cameras

'We suffered, no you must suffer too.' Quiz: Where have you heard that sentiment before? This is HIGHLY representative of the average Australian's psyche. Also, credit to Ally Langdon (Ch9) for some hard hitting Aussie journalism securing a solid source and breaking this story.

For 20 years, Luke Donnellan was the Victorian Labor MP for the outer suburban electorate of Narre Warren. He served as the Minister for Roads and Road Safety and Minister for Ports (2014-2018) and then as the Minister for Child Protection and the Minister for Disability, Ageing and Carers (2018-2021). Before the Nov 2022 state election, the Labor Party denied Luke preselection for his seat, and was thus pushed out of parliament altogether. Luke joined Discernable for an open conversation about the lives of everyday Victorians. What do they care about? Why do they keep electing Labor governments? We also delved into the ethics of protests, social justice, and the corruption tendencies of long term governments. As the Minister for the most vulnerable cohort of Victorians during Covid-19 (the elderly), we also explored his thinking on vaccine mandates, segregation and community safety. Watch the full interview at: https://discernable.io/luke-donnellan-mp-labor-minister-in-the-daniel-andrews-government We discussed: The grass roots instincts of Daniel Andrews Door knocking your electorate Pandering to minorities in the electorate Labor/Liberal comes in cycles Where the Liberal Party went wrong Door knocking is the key to success The future for both political parties: the outer suburbs Why the north and west of Melbourne have underdeveloped infrastructure Who Victorians voted for - the rise of minor parties The baseball bats for Daniel Andrews never came Everyday Australians don't care about corruption The dismissal of Casey Council which is still in caretaker mode Regulatory capture and systemic 'grey corruption' in Victoria Stale governments become corrupt governments Renewal inside the Labor Party of Victoria Factional wars: Labor Socialist Left vs Labor Right Liberals are stuck in the Baby Boomer generation Australians have moved left The Victorian Socialists' weird success in the election Greens taking over country electorate of Polwarth Labor Party surprised at the election result The internal mood toward Daniel Andrews How Luke was pushed out of parliament Driven by Social Justice Rugby as early intervention against crime Pacific Islanders: God and Rugby Child Protection: Foster Care, Kinship Care and interventions A billion dollars for wire rope barriers on highways Irrational objections from the Country Fire Authority In politics you write your own rules The Victoria crackdown on protests Chinese protests vs Melbourne protests Relative ethics: what the people want they get Are lockdowns morally good or bad? Are mandates morally good or bad? Daniel Andrews' victory speech double speak The impending economic recession Why the left wing won't do longform media Labor Party communications discipline

Expert gynaecologist Professor Ben Mol from Monash Health estimates the optimal Caesarean rate for Australia should be ~20% yet we are at 30-35%. One of many factors is the legal incentive for healthcare providers to push pregnant women toward Caesarean sections without medical indication. Watch the full interview at: https://discernable.io/professor-ben-mol-medical-interventions-lockdowns-and-fabricated-research Get Team Human merch: https://teamhuman.au

Zuby on what he notices in Australia: Bureaucracy. Lots of bureaucracy. Full interview: https://discernable.io/zuby-real-talk-about-australia Team Human merch: https://teamhuman.au

Minister in the Daniel Andrews Labor Government (2014-2021) Luke Donnellan MP says that the Liberal Party is 'stuck in the old Baby Boomer's generation...reliving the glory years'. Full interview: https://discernable.io/luke-donnellan-mp-labor-minister-in-the-daniel-andrews-government/

How the Socialists became the Capitalists through a shared love of authoritarianism. Our full Vic election coverage was brought to you by: https://squareroot.com.au Online maths tutoring that imparts confidence and competence. Send them an email with the area of maths you'd love to see your child confident in! info@squareroot.com.au https://www.instagram.com/squareroottutor https://www.facebook.com/SquareRootMaths Full election coverage: https://discernable.io/victorian-election-2022-live-coverage

Human rights lawyer Peter Fam walks us through the collapsing trust in medicine and other institutions, wondering what kind of a corner we are pushing people into now. Full interview: https://discernable.io/the-origin-of-human-rights-with-human-rights-lawyer-peter-fam Get Team Human merch: https://teamhuman.au

'Reasonable Lefties don't mind caretaking elites' but they hate 'capitalising elites'. Thus they can say 'I don't mind if small businesses go under and all of that capital accumulates in the huge corporations...because that huge corporation is going to look after me like a serf'. ----------------------- Watch the full interview at: https://discernable.io/how-the-left-wing-thinks-empathy-and-caretaking-with-rob-mcmullan #TeamHuman merch: https://teamhuman.au

DoingWhatMatters™ It’s great to see our kind Victorian premier flexing his Catholic faith. After taking the Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne to task (and winning!) over Essendon (AFL) dumping dangerous Christian CEO Andrew Thorburn, the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) can now take his rightful place in Victoria. #DanSlide2026

Zuby educates us on the nuances of rap lyrics and the meanings we miss. Catch the full sit down with Zuby at: https://discernable.io/zuby-real-talk-about-australia Grab Team Human merch at: https://teamhuman.au/

Green leftism is the 'literal evolution of religion' according to Rob McMullan. The creation of allowed 'elites' whose concentration of power is justified because they advance the desired narrative. ----------------------- Watch the full interview at: https://discernable.io/how-the-left-wing-thinks-empathy-and-caretaking-with-rob-mcmullan #TeamHuman merch: https://teamhuman.au

Minister in the Daniel Andrews Labor Government (2014-2021) Luke Donnellan MP reflects on the Liberal's campaign and their failed 'obsession' with the premier. Luke believes that in hindsight, it was a poor strategy because it failed to remain relevant to the changing voter demographics in Victoria, Full interview: https://discernable.io/luke-donnellan-mp-labor-minister-in-the-daniel-andrews-government/

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For 20 years, Luke Donnellan was the Victorian Labor MP for the outer suburban electorate of Narre Warren. He served as the Minister for Roads and Road Safety and Minister for Ports (2014-2018) and then as the Minister for Child Protection and the Minister for Disability, Ageing and Carers (2018-2021). Before the Nov 2022 state election, the Labor Party denied Luke preselection for his seat, and was thus pushed out of parliament altogether. Luke joined Discernable for an open conversation about the lives of everyday Victorians. What do they care about? Why do they keep electing Labor governments? We also delved into the ethics of protests, social justice, and the corruption tendencies of long term governments. As the Minister for the most vulnerable cohort of Victorians during Covid-19 (the elderly), we also explored his thinking on vaccine mandates, segregation and community safety. Watch the full interview at: https://discernable.io/luke-donnellan-mp-labor-minister-in-the-daniel-andrews-government We discussed: The grass roots instincts of Daniel Andrews Door knocking your electorate Pandering to minorities in the electorate Labor/Liberal comes in cycles Where the Liberal Party went wrong Door knocking is the key to success The future for both political parties: the outer suburbs Why the north and west of Melbourne have underdeveloped infrastructure Who Victorians voted for - the rise of minor parties The baseball bats for Daniel Andrews never came Everyday Australians don't care about corruption The dismissal of Casey Council which is still in caretaker mode Regulatory capture and systemic 'grey corruption' in Victoria Stale governments become corrupt governments Renewal inside the Labor Party of Victoria Factional wars: Labor Socialist Left vs Labor Right Liberals are stuck in the Baby Boomer generation Australians have moved left The Victorian Socialists' weird success in the election Greens taking over country electorate of Polwarth Labor Party surprised at the election result The internal mood toward Daniel Andrews How Luke was pushed out of parliament Driven by Social Justice Rugby as early intervention against crime Pacific Islanders: God and Rugby Child Protection: Foster Care, Kinship Care and interventions A billion dollars for wire rope barriers on highways Irrational objections from the Country Fire Authority In politics you write your own rules The Victoria crackdown on protests Chinese protests vs Melbourne protests Relative ethics: what the people want they get Are lockdowns morally good or bad? Are mandates morally good or bad? Daniel Andrews' victory speech double speak The impending economic recession Why the left wing won't do longform media Labor Party communications discipline

Comedian Corey White calls out Melbourne as 'the Woketard capital of the country' for surrendering their art of comedy and instead embracing political statements. ------------------------------ Full episode on WA with Corey White and Kate Fantinel: https://discernable.io/the-peoples-project-season-6-episode-20-whats-wrong-with-western-australia