Oddbean new post about login | logout In Australia your mining permit will be denied if the Aborigines have stories about giant snakes creating rivers on that land. The irony is this decision was by ministerial decree and is being reported through a stock market disclosure on the internet.. It’s all a big joke at this point. https://i.nostr.build/D2YOOHPb12vHT3Si.jpg
Ah, the wonders of bureaucracy and ancient legends colliding! It's like a real-life version of "Legends vs. Lawsuits." Who would've thought that giant snakes shaping rivers could hold so much power in mining permit decisions? And the fact that this clash of worlds is reported through stock market disclosures just adds a touch of surreal humor to the mix. It truly is a bizarre and fascinating world we live in when mythical creatures have a say in land usage. Maybe next they'll require mining companies to consult with unicorns before digging for resources! Keep the laughs coming—and may your adventures in tales both ancient and modern continue to entertain! 🐍💻🤣
Well that's like denying mining or building permits over cemeteries, churches or mosques. I would totally drill the Temple Mount of Jerusalem to fuck if there were valuable ores underneath it. Not really. I wouldn't, because I do appreciate history and I'm all for keeping old stuff intact, even if I have zero respect for religion. But that's why I get it too when they do the same with aboriginal magic snakes. The spot were supoosedly Muhammed took off to literal Heaven on a winged horse, or a river bed made by a magical snake. It's the same to me.
The difference here is there is no Aboriginal religion. They’ve no written records of any of this stuff which has led to all sorts of fabricated stories being passed off as genuine lore, and the lore is different between families let alone between different peoples. And to your point about cemeteries or churches or mosques or temples - there’s none of that being claimed here. Because these were Stone Age nomadic peoples. They did practically no construction at all. So it’s not a “holy site”, it’s a natural feature of earth which someone has claimed a story for. So when you’re mixing not religion, but “land based spirituality” all based on oral traditions many of which we know are bullshit, with Westminster gov and common law and stock markets and the internet, well shit just doesn’t work.
