benj111

17 ms·

451.
by benj111 8mo ago
Who is this 'we'? The vast majority have this foisted upon them by a minority of managers/shareholders.
452.
by benj111 8mo ago
Technically it would depend on the colony. The US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand are all ex colonies and all use the cent. I'm sure there are a few more, we did get around a bit.
453.
by benj111 8mo ago
True. The other side of 'fair' in this situation is what was the company earning. Busting a gut to make some shareholders/managers loads of money isn't exactly fair if you aren't also being rewarded. On the other ha
454.
by benj111 8mo ago
By the same token, if the AM radio is receiving something other than AM, it isn't an AM radio. Or we could just use words that are useful for communicating things.
455.
by benj111 8mo ago
I'm not saying unnatural is a good position. It is at least consistent with the attitudes we see. Re the thought experiment. The standard argument is that of birth defects, which is obviously avoided. You could point to evolutionary pr
456.
by benj111 8mo ago
Don't forget the trade war with the US. Don't know why it took so long though. I knew they needed this when wikileaks was cut off from everything.
457.
by benj111 8mo ago
I think the 'children can't consent' concept generally works. I think the 'animals can't consent' thing is a retroactive justification for what is either ick, or a religious hangover. I've had female dogs
458.
by benj111 8mo ago
I said you can't say whatever you want without consequence. Giving the example of shouting fire. You responded pointing out it has to be believable, ie real harm done. I brought it back full circle showing that adverts can 'lie&#x
459.
by benj111 8mo ago
I'd rather have a tracker to show how close the Orange One is to his coveted Peace Prize.
460.
by benj111 8mo ago
As I said, a tendency, not an instruction.
461.
by benj111 8mo ago
And can we agree that there are lies that companies tell on adverts that can cause damage? Carlsbergs tag line is still "probably the best beer in the world" despite it probably being not. So the comparison works.
462.
by benj111 8mo ago
Am I the only one disappointed they didn't settle for 286 cores?
463.
by benj111 8mo ago
It's relevant because everyone is saying this is government censorship. The parent is pointing out it's the government in the same way as a HOA is. Ie not.
464.
by benj111 8mo ago
Go to a theatre and start shouting "fire" Free speech isn't about saying whatever you want without consequence. And this is a bloody ad on the TV.
465.
by benj111 8mo ago
I think you're missing the point. I stick my penis in an animal. That is illegal. I stick something else in there to get it pregnant. Not illegal. So this isn't about consent. And it's not about the laws lagging. It's ab
466.
by benj111 8mo ago
Yes. But a male animal getting an erection implies some kind of consent? And if it doesn't? What about farms breeding livestock? Society has decided that you can rape a pig for profit, but not for pleasure. So is it really about consen
467.
by benj111 8mo ago
Well ok there are a variety of issues going on. I assumed it was 'step' relative inorder to stop it being incest, and that it's basically a wink to the audience without changing the 'script'. Personally I don't
468.
by benj111 8mo ago
Well 'not legal' porn would be illegal assuming the actress is indeed under 18. So that's why you don't get porn of it.
469.
by benj111 8mo ago
You say animals can't consent, but in the uk it's illegal for the ladies to have sex with male animals. That must imply some sort of consent. This also raises interesting moral questions for the farming industry. Did those animals
470.
by benj111 8mo ago
To want what though? Is dressing as a baby wanting to be a baby? If you indulge someone doing that, are you treating them as a baby and therefore at risk of becoming a pedo? If my girlfriend likes it a bit rough in bed, am I more likely to
471.
by benj111 8mo ago
Question How is this going to work in practice, if I watch a vid that's tagged 'step relative' am I going off the jail and on the register? Does it have to be in the description? What if it's just been tagged every which
472.
by benj111 8mo ago
Isn't it illegal to show the pubic region in Japanese porn??
473.
by benj111 8mo ago
Apply you logic to James Bond or Call of Duty? Do they make young men believe they can go round killing each other? I suspect the operative part here is "ick" and I get it. But why do you think homosexuality was illegal for so lon
474.
by benj111 8mo ago
We aren't talking incest, we are talking depictions of incest in the same way as your favourite shows probably depict murder or violence.
475.
by benj111 8mo ago
It's a reference to the tendency of Muslims to marry cousins. Where I'm guessing it will simultaneously be decided that it would be racist to target them/ good Muslims never watch porn/ carry on ignoring the problem to t
476.
by benj111 8mo ago
You're being very disingenous. Tom and Jerry depicts 2 beings assaulting each other which is bad. Porn in this case depicts near incest also bad. You could say tom and jerry is worse because that's aimed at kids, where as porn is
477.
by benj111 8mo ago
So a cartoon depicting incest would be ok?
478.
by benj111 8mo ago
This. Why is it I can watch James Bond murder a couple of dozen people on the big screen and that's fine, but watching a perfectly normal consensual act is taboo. Christ, I don't get the step relative thing, but if you do, but don
479.
by benj111 8mo ago
Yes. Witness every company that got disrupted from existence, because the thing they were doing was more profitable. If you cut r&d that's a saving that a manager is rewarded for. The losses down the line are borne by others.
480.
by benj111 8mo ago
My point is it's bad debating style. 'Everyone knows C is bad for all kinds of reasons ergo, even when someone presents their own actual experience, I can respond with a refrain that sounds good' Not using goto because you&#x

More ›