Olives @olives@qoto.org

Should I write code to make the fediverse easier to use?

A friend of mine suggested that Elon should consider changing his mascot to a hamster, lol.

It's funny to see someone refer to pornography as art.

To be clear, I don't dislike the concept (especially, if it's not live action with actors), but think of someone talking like a philosopher about this, lol.

Yes, I think it's reasonable enough, although it's maybe not the sort of art you'd frame on your wall.

In any case, it's all free expression.

By the way, that isn't the only study which finds no link between sexual aggression and adolescent porn use.

If I recall, the amount of porn usage didn't really go up during covid, which indicates that such usage is driven by someone's *desires* rather than anything else.

*significant issue
Minor issues too wouldn't be worth a panic.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31432547/ Study finds no link between sexual aggression and adolescent porn use (aggressive ones used less porn).

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31042055/ Study finds no decrease in "sexual satisfaction" when using porn in adolescents.

So, it's not clear that porn is spooky here.

Even if there was a *correlation*, this doesn't necessarily mean there is a *causal* relationship, especially if certain variables are not controlled for.

Even if there was a *causal* relationship, it doesn't mean it is a significant issue.

Also, sex education seems like a better avenue than invading everyone's privacy or internet censorship.

It also seems there is a bit of a moral panic around BDSM? This might be a generational gap? Is there a big problem?

Not going into further detail in this post.

https://boingboing.net/2023/07/31/oceangate-co-founder-wants-to-send-1000-rich-people-to-venus-by-2050.html Hopefully, the pod will be designed better than this one.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/checkpoints/201902/false-links-between-screen-time-and-cognitive-development The old days of the screen time moral panic.

https://technode.com/2023/08/04/china-proposes-limiting-kids-mobile-device-screen-time-in-new-draft-regulations-on-protecting-minors-online/ Isn't it already known that screen time is a moral panic?

Get rid of the entire bill.

There's so much wrong with it that cherry-picking this clause or that clause will still leave a very bad bill.

I don't really like the idea of Digital IDs to start with.

https://edri.org/our-work/digital-id-civil-society-demands-protection-of-users/ Austrian non-profit Epicenter Works criticizes the E.U.'s Digital ID proposal. I'd probably go further than them.

This specifically covers guns, but really, you could apply the same risks to just about anything else.

https://reason.com/2023/08/03/new-zealand-keeps-doxxing-registered-gun-owners/ New Zealand gun owner registry off to a rocky start.

One of the reasons why centralized databases can be problematic.

https://reason.com/2023/08/03/did-drug-decriminalization-cause-a-catastrophe-in-oregon/ Apparently, the case against drug decriminalization in Oregon involves misleading use of statistics.

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/08/un-cybercrime-convention-negotiations-enter-final-phase-troubling-surveillance
Yes, the treaty should take steps to protect free expression (broadly construed), privacy, and due process.

It'd also be helpful for it to not be used to enforce unjust laws, or for excessive measures to be used to police minor crimes.