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It starts like this and before you know it they'll be banning Hollow Knight Silksong because people play too long and can get dehydrated.
by j1elo 1y ago
It starts like this and before you know it they'll be banning Hollow Knight Silksong because people play too long and can get dehydrated.
- brookst 1y agoSlipper slope arguments are lazy and reflect binary “it must be one extreme or the other” thinking. To see how silly it is, just turn around: if they allow self-harm videos, before you know it they’ll be mandating that ALL videos be about self-harm. Seem reasonable?
- tryauuum 1y agoI usually remember the story from my personal experience in Russia, from long time ago A soldier killed himself with a rifle A local newspaper was asked to remove the page because "it contains information harmful to children", namely guides how to kill yourself. Because there is such a law. They complied
- elpocko 1y agoIt's not reasonable because it makes no sense. "If they allow self-harm videos, before you know it they'll allow ALL videos.", there you go. The slippery slope argument is warranted because it's true: the law was about pornography, then it was extended to include non-pornographic content, and we can be sure more stuff will be banned in the future, as it always happens with these laws.