In the sidebar:
Unless stated otherwise, by zombie we’re refering to The Walking Dead -kind of undead creature.
Being detered by human shields means that more human shields are used. It's the same logic as refusing to pay ransom for kidnappers. The opposite would just encourage more kidnappings.
That's what so many are unwilling to aknowledge. Civilian deaths are only issue for the western nations. Not to these extremists. Being martyred lands them into heaven. Not only is this a non-issue for them but it's actually a good thing. They get to heaven and western media will slam Israel for it. Win-win.
What does this even mean?
I have it and wasn't really for me. DayZ is the only zombie game I like, though project zomboid seems interesting as well.
I personally can't imagine anyone surviving long-term around running zombies. Even if fighting them was relatively easy, it’s statistically inevitable that sooner or later you'd get bitten. This applies to walking zombies too, but at least with them, you have the option to avoid physical altercations altogether, at least for the most part. That’s what I think most TV shows get wrong about zombies: even if there’s just one, and you could easily take it down, just don’t. It’s almost never worth the risk. In my view, the best way to survive is to avoid them as much as possible. Fighting is the last resort and should only be done in self-defence.
Wealth isn't the same as money in bank. Most of Trump's wealth is tied into properties. You can't pay for groceries with a skyscraper. That's why many wealthy people borrow money for everyday spending rather that liquidate (sell) their assets. This applies to pretty much every wealthy person. When someone is a billionaire it doesn't mean they're hoarding billions of cash in bank.
No, because I'm selfish. I plan to retire early so I live frugally and invest all my savings.
Disrespecting / insulting the rich and powerful on a platform like Lemmy is like talking shit about "libtards" on a Trump rally; none of the people you're disrespecting are there to hear.
It's not calling Elon a muskrat that I take issue with. It's being the kind of person who feels the urge to do that. Decent people understand when to stay silent if they have nothing meaningful to add. Assholes don't.
The 17 red lines before were just bluffs but this time they really mean it
Also the fact that there's always going to be falsely convicted people getting murdered. I can't think of a greater injustice than sentencing someone to death for a crime they didn't commit. I'll rather have multiple murderers walk free than sentence an innocent man to death.
You should probably go try it out yourself and discover that it's not actually being blocked and it never has.
just to name a few examples
Discussing said examples scpecifically is irrelevant to what I'm saying
It's not your claim I'm arguing against.
Who are the rich you're insulting by commenting on Lemmy?
It's a name for a concept, so called "bumper sticker logic."
Criticizing the author of a statement isn't addressing the argument itself.
That's not particularly fair interpretation of what I said. I named 2 other examples too, which you conveniently ignored.
I don't believe in free will nor self, so assigning blame doesn't really fit my worldview anyway. Like I said in the title; I don't think the cause justifies the behaviour. It may explain a part of it, but what ever the reason, they can still be acting like an asshole.
If I don't like a person, I don't blame them for it. I equally helplessly could not not-like them because of the way they act.
I’m curious about the incident you mentioned...
The bottom thread of this post.
It's seems a bit ridiculous to suggest that the users themselves didn't have any role in it. I haven't claimed it's just them.
They're near-always military NH-90 copters and for some reason fly quite low. I hear one fying over around once a week. Also love the sound of them.
There’s nothing wrong with criticism or calling out bad behavior. However, shouting "ACAB" in a thread about police violence, making jokes about beheading rich people, or throwing "muskrat" comments in discussions about Elon Musk, just to name a few examples, makes you an asshole and part of the reason why social media is so incredibly toxic.
If you're doing that while also explaining why you feel that way, then it’s still not the best approach, but at least you're contributing to the conversation instead of just making noise. Throwing out insults without adding substance doesn't challenge anyone or encourage meaningful discussion; it just perpetuates the toxic environment that so many of us complain about.
It's water, isn't it? And second one is food. Well what about the third?
I'll start by acknowledging that this isn’t my idea, credit to Sam Harris. I also don’t know if this is even controversial, but I figured this would be a better place to post than in Showerthoughts.
By consciousness, I mean the subjective experience of what it feels like to be. As philosopher Thomas Nagel put it:
> 'An organism has conscious mental states if and only if there is something that it is like to be that organism—something it is like for the organism.'
It’s at least conceivable that things like free will, the self, or even the entire universe could be an illusion. For all we know, we could be living in a simulation and nothing might be real. Even if you don’t believe that, there’s still a greater-than-zero chance you could be wrong. However, this doesn't apply to consciousness itself. Even if everything is just a hallucination, it remains an undeniable fact that it feels like something to hallucinate. To claim that consciousness could be an illusion is a self-contradictory statement as consciousness is where illusions appear.
Do you have a criteria for what qualifies as block-worthy offence or are you just doing it when you feel like it?
Bonus question: how long is your block list?
Is it simply: involuntarily celibate, or does it come with a package?
To me, "incel" has always meant someone who’s simply just celibate against their will, but it feels like the term now also implies a specific worldview or even a subculture. Does identifying as an incel automatically come with those negative beliefs around gender and society, or should those two have separate terms? Has the definition changed?"
There's no freedom in having to do something but you're also not free to choose your wants.
Maybe it's better to just live and let life happen instead of thinking about what could've been. What ever happened is the only thing that could've happened.
I can only imagine the difference it would make if instead of telling about your idea you could show it
Independent thinker valuing discussions grounded in reason, not emotions.
Open to reconsider my views in light of good-faith counter-arguments but also willing to defend what's right, even when it's unpopular. My goal is to engage in dialogue that seeks truth rather than scoring points.