SuperNovaStar

I'm not sure the 40k paraphernalia makes it safer. Lots of 40k fans don't seem to realize humans aren't the good guys.

Don't forget John Green!

Hard to be the breaking point when it's already broken. But if it weren't broken already... then I think it actually might.

What we could do is make "journalist" a protected profession. So just like you can't call yourself a fiduciary unless you hold to a certain set of ethical guidelines, you wouldn't be able to call yourself a journalist unless you agree not to lie (among other things). So if you forgo the title of journalist, you can say whatever you want (obviously the other laws still apply, so you still can't slander or libel, and if spreading misinformation causes harm you can still be liable). But if you are calling yourself a journalist, you voluntarily assume a higher standard for what you are allowed to say.

I think that would avoid any first amendment issues. But I'm not a lawyer, so please don't take my word for it 🤣

Everyone dies eventually

Yes, that's technically true, but maybe not in the way you think.

Everyone dies from something. While yes, as you get older it's harder to overcome things that seemed trivial when you were younger, in theory you could continue living indefinitely until something kills you. It's just statistically very unlikely.

That is exactly what was on my mind when I wrote the comment.

While I'm tempted to agree, the big problem here is that if the government can decide that some speech is illegal, they can use that to silence people they don't like.

Obviously the system we've got now in the US isn't working, but we need to tread carefully when giving the government power to decide what is or isn't the "right beliefs".

What about people with terminal, genuinely incurable diseases? I understand not letting people kill themselves just because they want to (since mental illness can compromise your objectivity there) but sometimes it's less about someone deciding if they're going to die, and more about how.

Well obviously if you're fully antinatalist you're basically working towards human extinction.

But I think that a healthy society includes a few child-free people. In fact, as someone without kids, I'd happily pay a much higher tax rate so that parents can stay home with their kids. I doubt I'd be a good parent anyways, and so I'd prefer to contribute to society in ways people with families can't.

The shitty part is that they win either way. Either they get an excuse to escalate or they get to kill a potential movement in its crib. The people aren't exactly holding any trump cards here.

Fair enough, but if they can navigate a gui that's good enough for most workplaces.

Yeah... we really need to quit making proprietary formats into industry standards.

I suspect that's social content fracture at work. If you have the right hobbies, access to the right tools, and move in the right circles, you pick up on this stuff. If you don't, well... 🤷‍♀️