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That seems like a very... passive way to describe them. It's one thing to be unhappy with the way things are. Many people are unhappy about many things. Many of
by foerbert 5y ago
That seems like a very... passive way to describe them. It's one thing to be unhappy with the way things are. Many people are unhappy about many things. Many of these things are fundamentally not changeable. Disliking these immutable things does not give inherent validity to harmful actions.
I can hate gravity all I want, but hurling myself off a freeway overpass in protest is not justified.
If nothing else, the strain on the healthcare system is a substantial harm. This is not a strictly personal freedom issue. Most people seem to understand that bodies flying across the road because of a lack of a seatbelt causes substantial harm to others. I also don't see many people complaining that they are not allowed to burn their suburban house down, despite it being their own property.
That's not to say I'm for this move. I'd rather see reddit be more hands off. I'd rather go back to the days when users banded together to try to stop reddit from reaching their hands out further.
- Traubenfuchs 5y agoLockdowns, mandated vaccines and masks are not universal forces like gravity. They are laws we can change. They are rules we can follow, or not.
- foerbert 5y agoMaybe it be a little more accurate to say not that you hate gravity but having something under your feet in that case, but I think the point was clear enough. Gravity is the thing that causes the consequences of stepping off the overpass. It's those consequences we find unacceptable. The same more or less goes with masks, etc. You can not wear them or follow the other rules, but natural forces ensure that doing so causes harm to others.