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I'd like to call your attention to the way in which this article is a masterpiece of the clickbait genre. It doesn't even try to be realistic! It just serves th
by julianeon 4y ago
I'd like to call your attention to the way in which this article is a masterpiece of the clickbait genre. It doesn't even try to be realistic! It just serves the clickbait in a heaping portion and says, "There you go. It's your problem now."
For example:
> Finally, replacing the firearm with the bow would reduce the damage done by missile weapons in a civilian setting, such as mass shootings, accidents, and suicides. In theory, a mass shooting could happen with a bow and arrows. However, it would take an archer years of dedicated practice, while a gunner can start out of the box. Bows are also much less likely to cause lethal accidents when not in use.
I mean... what? That is true. But that's not the reason people buy guns. I don't even like guns but I hardly know where to start with this. "True but it will never work" is probably the easiest one-line response. Support gun control if you want to reduce gun violence in this manner, at least that's more realistic from a political pass-the-laws point of view.
> Even if you agree that reverting to the bow and arrow would bring advantages, you probably find it unrealistic. That may well be true, but in that case, it’s also unrealistic to make a transition to a more sustainable society.
No! Just no. We could be more sustainable. We can't revert to bows & arrows. Please.
But you know what? I don't think having a serious argument was ever really the point. It was supposed to be a wild line which gets you to click. And for that, bravo. In a way, if you can enjoy it, it's a masterpiece of the genre.
- bliteben 4y agoI might even click the follow ups where he un-invents the internet and then the printing press
- User23 4y ago> Support gun control if you want to reduce gun violence in this manner The main problem with gun control is the inability of our society to honestly talk about who is doing the shooting and why. This eliminates any chance of enacting reasonable policies. The point of sale gun control favored by Democrats observably has little actual effect on gun violence, because, obviously, it only affects people who are already inclined to abide by laws, such as the ones against shooting people without good reason. On the other hand, the point of use gun control favored by Republicans demonstrably and significantly reduces murders with guns by discouraging people who are prone to shooting other people over trivialities from carrying their illegal firearms.
- gigaflop 4y agoOne problem I find is that the issue has become extremely polarized in the US, and that there is little room for 'middle ground' opinion. In many cases, it ends up looking like a classic scene of 2 people arguing from emotion, rather than reason, unable to budge until one side capitulates and gives up talking.
- Volundr 4y ago> On the other hand, the point of use gun control favored by Republicans Sorry can you clarify what "point of use" gun control is being advocated by Republicans?
- the_third_wave 4y agoAlso, learning to use a crossbow is far easier than learning to use a hand bow. If firearms are to be magicked off the planet somehow these would be the replacement for those who do not care to train for months to years to learn how to use bows. A modern composite crossbow with a rifle stock and trigger is as easily learned as a rifle. What it lacks is the firing speed of a semi-automatic so they're not suitable for the type of shooting spree which reaches the news all too often but kill they will, if at a slower rate.