Piracy is a service problem if you have more money than sense or want the disparity in wealth to grow.

It’s a monetary one otherwise, hence why piracy is the norm outside of 1st world countries.

Part of me legitimately thinks Trump, West, and Musk are geniuses but not in the way most people expect.

They’re masters of controversy. They have no conscience and are willing to say whatever will keep them in the news the longest.

They’re all brands, and their controversy is just free advertising.

Raising wages just causes prices to go up faster.

Unfortunately, they’re right about this one because democrats are in on it too.

There’s no propaganda in America.

promptly fires everyone who criticizes Israel

“Piracy is a service problem.”

“Unused RAM is wasted RAM.”

“Communism doesn’t work.”

Pretty much any pasty-faced white boy talking point is a load of malarkey.

It’s never been about proving trans and cis folks of the same gender are “identical”, no one is arguing that

Speak for yourself, I see people arguing it all the time.

if you don’t believe in them then you’re just objectively, provably, scientifically wrong.

Yeah, just like if you don’t believe homosexuality is a mental disorder in 1952 then you are “scientifically wrong.” Soft sciences aren’t ‘objective’ like hard sciences, which is why they are currently having a reproducibility crisis.

Do you believe in otherkin? I’m sure they would react identically as you towards people who don’t see them the way they want to be seen.

they believe that transsexuals are heathen abominations that should be stripped of all human rights and dignity.

Some of them, sure. But some just disagree with the notion that trans-X are identical to their cis counterparts.

Try to understand that your way of life should not get in the way of others trying to enjoy theirs when it doesn’t harm other people.

I totally agree.

This may come as a shock to you, but a lot of westerners don’t believe in transexuality either.

Hey, we’re talking about one right now!

This is what I mean by thinking your culture is the best and all others should follow. Do you think Rowling would be justified if she tweeted in Thai? Lol. If not, then she isn’t unjustified for engaging with westerners.

Try to understand your way of life is not the only, or even the best, way of life.

Hitler actually made some pretty good art.

But even way back then, the art world was a crock of shit.

Yeah, he’s reddit-brained for sure.

But… the west isn’t the entire world either.

I think that’s the point. That culture matters and there’s not a one-size-fits-all interpretation or response that satisfies all of them.

People in the west want to believe their culture is the best and all others should follow, but that simply isn’t how the world works. That won’t stop them from getting mad over it, though.

A major issue is that she isn’t loyal and has her own opinions on the matter.

Independents are seen as enemies in the eyes of tribalists. Eventually, they become enemies.

I always thought harry potter was boring as shit. Never got through a movie, never read a book.

But the people who I did see reading the books in class were the ones who definitely would take issue with Rowling’s transphobia.

It was always funny watching him talk about Jesus in his songs as though his lifestyle didn’t promote everything Christ went against.

And of course, the next generation sucked it up like a sponge.

No. The artists I like are pretty much universally good people because they’re not wildly successful and had to mature in order to survive. I can’t think of a single artist I am a fan of who has done things that would cause me to question the integrity of their character or reassess their work.

Usually people who have this issue are ones who listen to shitty music or like shitty actors that only care about making money and being superior to others.

It’s no surprise to me that people like R Kelly pee on teenage girls, or Chris Brown beats women, or David Bowie has sex with underage girls. None of this surprises me because their creations and lifestyles reflect who they are as people. It’s always funny seeing their fans being met with cognitive dissonance, though.

I can’t really name any actors though because I already don’t like the vast majority of shit that gets pumped out of hollywood and I’m not exposed to it often. I’m sure people who are more familiar with their crap will have no problem thinking of examples, though.

I think your point applies more to people rather than just men or women.

People have different standards for cleanliness.

I’ve come across men who are need-freaks and women who are slobs.

Real men use isopropyl alcohol.

Great explanation. So sad whenever I see people spout ‘data privacy’ as a reason to defederate from threads.

I totally believe you.

That kind of rigidity in software design leads me to believe more people need to read The Pragmatic Programmer.

I, of course, do not; because I am already a pragmatic programmer.

I think it’s purely durability. Larger cords are harder to snap.