Regan Forrest

And what's brought this on? I'm exploding with thoughts and feelings about a certain hockey-related TV show and I've got nowhere to discuss them ....

That engagement and interaction is gone because I no longer am fluent in the right language.

Now I scroll Instagram and TikTok, but I'm relegated to a passive consumer. Words are my safe medium - I'm a terrible photographer and there's no way I'm going to be creating videos.

I'm missing my old Twitter network. Here isn't the same - not enough followers so my posts just go into the void.

*Shakes neurodivergent fist at Canva tutorial instructions that were clearly written by a neurotypical*

Underpants Gnomes, organisational structures and value: EVRNN Book Club Week 2

This week we discussed Chapters 1-2 of Falk’s book, Leaning into Value, which seemed to raise more questions than answers! Here’s my takeaways: Value is defined by the user / visitor, rather than the organisation,…

I went to AGNSW yesterday to see the Archibald/Wynne/Suliman prizes. It was PACKED. My abiding memory is not any art, but fighting to see anything at all (not easy when you're 155cm).
It was a public holiday so that bit's on me, but it honestly never occurred to me it would be THAT busy.

Have been in Sydney for the last few days, my first time in several years. I have realised I am NOT big-city fit. Just existing among such crowds is really stressful.

WTAF?
So lies and hate are just fine, but cyclone information breaches community standards. Righto, meta

Just watched Twelve Angry Men for the first time. Although it's fictional, I take a lot from how humility, dignity and careful questioning can win people over.

"They think it's a meritocracy when it's a mirror-tocracy" - mic drop quote from Kara Swisher #adlww

RM: Colleen Taylor was the perfect public servant and did everything she could to sound the alarm. If you're ever wondering what you should do as a public servant, ask yourself what would Colleen do.

#adlww

RM: by definition you couldn't get a Robodebt if you didn't work. He rejects the characterisation of deserving vs undeserving, but these people weren't "job snobs" they were the "have a go get a go" people

#adlww

RM: the notorious 2014 budget created the conditions for Robodebt - huge pressure to find additional savings in the 2015 financial year.

#adlww

RM: Our culture has a pervasive suspicion that someone is getting something they don't deserve. The scrutiny tends to go on the poor and disadvantaged rather than the rich and privileged.

#adlww

Some people didn't even know they had a debt until other government income (eg tax return, family tax benefits) were garnished.

Reverse onus of proof means people had to prove they didn't owe the money.

Govt often already had the evidence in their files, but didn't use it.

#adlww

RM: story of Rhys Cauzzo. Was 'just a kid' living in Melbourne. He ended up getting chased by private debt collectors and died by suicide.

Another woman trying to get into rehab slid back into heroin addiction and died of an overdose.

#adlww

RM: came late to covering the Robodebt story, for a number of reasons.

But he has always had a fascination with bureaucratic absurdity in literature: Kafka, Catch-22, Douglas Adams.

#adlww

Rick Morton - now a "Robodebt historian" on his book Mean Streak. A detailed, harrowing but also sometimes darkly funny read. #adlww

Waiting for @squigglyrick.bsky.social to speak about Robodebt at Adelaide Writers' Week, reminiscing about the days when live tweeting #ADLWW was a thing.

Is #icanhasPDF a thing on Bluesky?

In early 2015, almost by accident, I landed my first management role. Reflecting on my experiences, some ten years and three positions later, I've learned a lot and have few regrets. But it hasn't always been an easy road.
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Regan Forrest, PhD on LinkedIn: A new dawn . . . Today is the first working day of a new chapter in my… A new dawn . . . Today is the first working day of a new chapter in my life and my career. In early 2015, almost by accident, I landed my first management…

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One time I said something was "heaps far" to some people in the UK. Cue incredulous ridicule.

Home alone this Christmas (not in a Macauley Culkin way but because I have a bug and didn't want to spread it). Got a lot of Netflix in

Also ten years since this classic

All good 😊

Stick around people who treat you like shit for long enough, you'll start to believe they are right.

Minute Cryptic - 11 December 2024
"Meal Uncle John cooked containing zero joules" (8)
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I scored: 3 under par
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Bush v Gore Episode 3 - Ballot with butterfly wings

This pun is perfect for the era it's about