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  • Karjalan@lemmy.worldtomemes@lemmy.worldIncognito
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    4 days ago

    Phht. I just downloaded porn on kazaa and limewire, which invariably ended up being a virus, and then my dad yelled at me asking why the the browser kept trying to go to “Britney spears sucks dick” websites and I got banned from the computer for months


  • It is very hard, without writing a mini essay, to convey all the relavent context, tone and meaning via a text based comment.

    Often what people write will end up being interpreted differently by people reading it and different to your intentions.

    Also the, for lack of a better term, “dog pile” effect really matters. If the first few people down vote you, that changes how successive people will interpret your message. “Maybe it seems harmless but it’s -3, so I might have missed some context and it’s more nefarious than I realised” etc.















  • removing individual freedom is never good

    I generally agree that prohibition doesn’t work, and is bad, but having an absolutist position like this is usually problematic. For example we have to restrict some people’s freedoms. Like some people want to harm or kill others, that should not be a freedom people have.

    Most things in life have a lot of nuance, which means we can’t usually make blanket rule for things.

    In saying all that… Prohibition usually doesn’t solve the issue, sometimes makes it worse, and often ends up hurting people who are already suffering (usually why they resort to harmful substances)