Did you look at the posts? It’s all over the comments! Would you like some more examples for your edification?
Did you look at the posts? It’s all over the comments! Would you like some more examples for your edification?
Well, in a truly “free” society, yes freedom of speech would constitute freedom from “social consequences.”
Just as people can refuse to listen, they also can refuse to interact with persons that say things that upset them. This is a social consequence, and one that would be still be present in a “truly free society”.
I don’t think it’s the opinions, I think it’s the users’ literal stated plans to harass users of other instances.
Literally a commenter on one of the linked posts:
yeah lol. I might start farming up a few accounts at the new non-overloaded instances that are popping up. Don’t need to register at beehaw itself to bug their libs. maybe somewhere has open registration
Edit to say: I support the defederation.
Here I am in Iowa, just surrounded by states that have legalized… like being in a dry county, whatever am I to do? 😏
If you’re taking about OP, I get what you’re saying. It’s a lot to get mad at the ignorant or the struggling because of something that isn’t being widely reported. Many people are “ignoring” something that they don know whether to believe, if they even know about it at all. I do stand firm, however, that once you know about an atrocity that a company has committed, continuing to use it either indicates you don’t care or (if the atrocities are ongoing) are complicit in their activities.
Yeah, they really come off as an angry jerk when they’re telling us not to be jerks.
To be fair, what you’re asking is for normal people to step outside the media they normally consume and seek other (sometimes untrusted) media to come to these conclusions. Some would say, “If this really happened, why isn’t the media reporting on it?” I know why, you know why, but the regular person out there thinks it must be an extreme view if their preferred media outlets are not reporting on it.
How do you think we should attack the system? Isn’t boycotting exactly that?
What you are talking about is not the same as what OP is talking about. Following the analogy, it’s not like you should stop using shovels (or knives, or water) because someone bad used them (hell, Hitler was a dog lover, and I’ll be damned if I stop loving dogs because of that asshole). Rather, it’s that you shouldn’t just use the shovel you know murdered someone because the person murdered didn’t matter to you. Stepping out of the analogy, it’s not about the tool used (though the case could be made for some things) but about the companies who made them and how they used them or knowingly allowed them to be used.
Isn’t it difficult to initiate change to big companies without user pushback? What impetus do they have to change when their user base accepts what they are given? Sure, regulators and legislators should do something, but they aren’t going to do it on their own. People need to do their part, and mass exodus is something the media reports on. I’m not asking anyone to abandon these places entirely, especially if their communication with certain people relies on it, but anyone can move away from them to some extent. Just because it’s hard doesn’t mean it’s not with doing. Also, in no way am I saying that it is the users sole responsibility to bring down or hold these companies accountable, but it usually takes some grassroots to get something started.
More than 175 [lab mice] were found dead, and the city took possession of the remaining animals in April and euthanized 773.
I hope the checked in with the CDC before they did that. Nothing of concern was found this time, but taking lab mice from an illegal biochemical situation could be dangerous.
Thanks. I’m only starting to get into this in earnest so I’m trying to get my facts straight.
Could it be that he was only “reporting to” AARO like UAPTF? Also, we’re there others that said they “worked for AARO” as he says they “stated”?
Is that true? Didn’t Grunsch say he worked for AARO? Who is lying?
Being married, I find that, in order to not be a dick, sometimes just letting it go is better than honestly. I’ve learned that, even if my SO did something incredibly stupid, I don’t have to call everything out unless it’s affecting our lives negatively.
Even though you can’t really know, there are still people who believe that god is provable and that they do really know. I’m sure there are plenty of agnostic Christians, people who believe in but know they can never confirm the existence of god.
You can also be an agnostic atheist - you don’t think god exists and/or don’t subscribe to religion but also believe there’s no way to know for sure.
I also don’t mind 3d in general, but some games make it work better than others. But idk, something about Harvest Moon makes me want a 2d graphics game (I know there are other alternatives).
Ranked choice voting!! Let’s see how long the two party system lasts when it’s not “you have to vote for the lesser evil”.