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pronounced (Obi) oh-bye. I like logic.
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@jaysonmassey absolutely. Good video!
@jaysonmassey what you call lack of empathy I usually describe simply as human nature I think. Unfortunately, I feel, that these negative aspects of humanity are caused by the rapid technological revolution of humans as a species. Unfortunately the negative traits spelled success for survival among the human race for a long time. Evolution is just too slow. Technology growth too fast. I'm still usure of the future, I thought over the next few thousand years or so, with our newly relative comfortable lives, these traits would phase out over time. Unfortunately, having these traits still leads to success, not for survival but for prosperity. I hope I'm wrong and someday we overcome these negative traits, however I have seen no evidence (unfortunately) that this is the case.
Thanks for your response. You got me thinking.
@gpowerf Yeah, I was an Ubuntu lover for years, left them for the most part after that left Unity.
@gpowerf I've been daily driving Pop!OS for years. I use anything Debian, but pop is by far my favorite. LOVE it.
Acutally, I think it's tredecuple length!
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@bloc oh! Sp we are dont disagree! Glad we solved this lol @curiousgawker
@bloc I'm not sure how we could come to terms in labeling things like "kids should go to church, not drag shows" being considered "hate speech". Hate speech isn't a thing to me. People hate each other all the time, and the ability to be allowed to think freely is what makes us human (to me). Banning speech (or "hate speech") is nothing more than authoritarianism with the veil of altruism disguising it. No one will be able to agree what constitutes "hate speech" and it will lead to the oppressing of people. The only cure for bad speech is good speech via open discussion, not suppression. @curiousgawker
@bloc gotcha, we disagree, mainly on the side of which way to error is all. Disagreements are fine 😀 @curiousgawker
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@bloc But where does hate speech begin and end, legally, definitionally, and ideologically. I personally dislike both sides of the US political spectrum, but mainly used by the left, with them doing similar things that they accuse the right doing. But it doesn't apply to them. It might start with something serious,
but it's weaponized as a tool of censorship. In another thread me and @curiousgawker are in, he is implying that Boebert saying "take your kids to church, not a drag show" directly resulted in the recent shooting at the LGBT club. I don't even think that motive has been established yet (tho hate seems probable), but do you also agree that Boebert's tweet is responsible? This kind of think will lead to an authoritarian state where all speech that isn't pro govt will be acted upon for "safety" reasons. I guess if you both agree on that, I know your positions, and you know mine, and we will just have to disagree.
@curiousgawker Same logic would dictate that if any of the "motherfuckers" you want to be held accountable, for whatever unspoken reason, die. That's directly tied to your toot, and you should be held responsible?
@curiousgawker U think someone saying "Take your children to church, not to drag shows" directly resulted in a shooting at an LGBT club? That's really stretching. But, everyone is entitled to their opinion.
@bloc @curiousgawker that is true, if there is a direct action my the offendy. Simply c.calling someone a Nazi doesn't meet the standard of proof to justify discrimination for example. You must show how the individual is a Nazi. If the person just "voted for trump" would u consider this proof of his grouping as a Nazi, and reasonable to attack the person thereafter?
@curiousgawker think your standard of causation might be flawed.
@gpowerf nah. Would be fine. That's why their are tiers.
@bloc good point. I would argue that discrimination of any individual based on attributed group is bad. Especially if the person doesn't self identify with the group you are attributing him/her to @curiousgawker
@gpowerf where they got you in ranking?
@floby Well said! @lukemartell @seldo
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