Balerion
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Balerion@piefed.blahaj.zoneto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•What is the difference between a platonic and a romantic relationship?English7·4 days agoThe major difference is the feelings involved. It’s very hard to describe how romantic affection feels different from platonic affection, but it does.
Balerion@piefed.blahaj.zoneto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•What would happen if the eugenesists had their way?English6·4 days agoHonestly? Nothing except a lot of pointless suffering. Eugenics isn’t just immoral; it literally does not work. The nazis did their damnedest to kill all people with schizophrenia during the Holocaust. Schizophrenia numbers were back up to normal within a couple decades.
See this video (linked to the correct timestamp) for more on why eugenics doesn’t actually do anything.
Balerion@piefed.blahaj.zoneto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•What would happen if the eugenesists had their way?English4·4 days agoBoth are unjustifiable. Governments should never get to decide who’s allowed to reproduce.
OP, you’re a nazi. I would advise you to [redacted because I’m not sure how much disgust I can express before I risk being banned].
Balerion@piefed.blahaj.zoneto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•[Politics] What is, in your opinion, a necessary set of minimal restrictions on freedom of thought, speech and expression?English21·6 days agoRight, but there are degrees of abusable. There’s a difference between “yes, you could abuse this thing” and “this thing will inevitably be abused.” In my opinion, hate speech laws fall into the latter category. I know of too many cases of them being abused… and worse, they don’t even seem to do much to prevent hatred. See this article.
Balerion@piefed.blahaj.zoneto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•[Politics] What is, in your opinion, a necessary set of minimal restrictions on freedom of thought, speech and expression?English3·6 days agoSay what you like, but I just can’t think of any way to write hate speech laws that isn’t incredibly abusable. Handing the government an excuse to punish to people is inherently dangerous. While it’s certainly necessary in some instances, I think we should be very, very careful about adding to the list of things you can get thrown in prison for.
Balerion@piefed.blahaj.zoneto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•[Politics] What is, in your opinion, a necessary set of minimal restrictions on freedom of thought, speech and expression?English21·6 days agoYou claim these laws aren’t a problem, then mention that governments are in fact abusing them literally right now.
Balerion@piefed.blahaj.zoneto Off My Chest@lemmy.world•i'm worried i might become a serial killer.English3·6 days agoThis sounds like OCD. You might want to seek psychiatric help.
Balerion@piefed.blahaj.zoneto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•[Politics] What is, in your opinion, a necessary set of minimal restrictions on freedom of thought, speech and expression?English23·6 days agoI think speech that depicts a real person being abused–e.g CSEM, revenge porn–should be prohibited. Credible threats should also be illegal. Otherwise, I don’t think there should be many state-enforced restrictions on speech. I think hate speech laws are a pretty bad idea, because the people in power will inevitably use them against marginalized people. Laws intended to protect the vulnerable can easily be used to oppress them further. We’re seeing this with pro-Palestinian groups being labeled hate groups right now in the name of “protecting” people from “antisemitism.” (Antisemitism is a real problem, don’t get me wrong, but a lot of people who get prosecuted for it haven’t actually done anything except support Palestine.)
I do think that communities should enforce their own speech prohibitions, though. For example, social media platforms shouldn’t tolerate racism. Even if you think racists have a moral right to spread their racism (they shouldn’t), you have to understand that some forms of speech inherently suppress others. If you’ve got a neo-nazi screaming racial slurs at an event, obviously the people of color there will not feel safe to speak up, and their voices will not be heard. You have to decide whose speech you want to protect.
Balerion@piefed.blahaj.zoneto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•What's the equivalent of rose coloured glasses for always seeing something in a negative perspective?English5·8 days agoJade-colored glasses?
Balerion@piefed.blahaj.zoneto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•What book should I read to my new rescue dog so he becomes accustomed to my voice and presence?English21·11 days agoI’d say to pick something light-hearted that puts you in a good mood.
Balerion@piefed.blahaj.zoneto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•Our parents promised us we would feel like fools for thinking we were smarter than them as kids. When exactly does that start?English6·11 days agoI’m 29. My opinion on my parents has not changed much since I was a kid. My dad has a lot of practical knowledge, but his worldview is pants-on-head stupid. My mom is a far better person than my dad, but her technical knowledge is limited.
Balerion@piefed.blahaj.zoneto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•How long have you been journaling for?English5·12 days agoI journal pretty much at random. I want to do it, but I struggle a lot with habit-forming (ADHD), so it’s not easy.
Balerion@piefed.blahaj.zoneto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•What's something you started doing arbitrarily that's been really positive for you? English7·12 days agoI tried intermittent fasting for like a year. The hunger never went away.
Balerion@piefed.blahaj.zoneto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•What's something you started doing arbitrarily that's been really positive for you? English18·12 days agoI went vegetarian 13 years ago. I lost a little weight in the beginning, then immediately gained it all back once I figured out what I liked. If being vegetarian makes you healthier, that’s a skill issue, considering pizza and ice cream can be vegetarian.
Seriously, though, congrats.
Balerion@piefed.blahaj.zoneto Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world•Playground forum dark web leaksEnglish4·12 days agoShitposting is generally meant to be amusing.
I want weed so good it makes me mistake an opossum for a cat.
Balerion@piefed.blahaj.zoneto Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world•Playground forum dark web leaksEnglish2·12 days agoIt’s for shitposting, you weirdo.
That is also wrong.