[-] ShellMonkey@lemmy.socdojo.com 6 points 5 days ago

So much as I would like to keep religion out of the libraries, supporting a ban of any given one makes me no better than the zealots trying to censor books elsewhere.

Put in with the rest of the fiction section and let people read it as they wish. Some may have a section for religious texts, but separating it out that way gives an air of legitimacy and plausibility not really due it.

[-] ShellMonkey@lemmy.socdojo.com 11 points 5 days ago

It's tough to fathom the people who bite at his bullshit. So much of it is plainly made up on the spot with no connection to reality, how does that not bother someone to the point where you might question giving this person executive authority...

[-] ShellMonkey@lemmy.socdojo.com 1 points 6 days ago

You get a full podium sweep, gotta do some acrobatics to be on all the spots for the pics though.

[-] ShellMonkey@lemmy.socdojo.com 5 points 6 days ago

People have done that for ages. Pic taken of the screen with another device, try and block that now. Basic rule, if you send it out assume it's no longer private.

[-] ShellMonkey@lemmy.socdojo.com 1 points 1 week ago

Not to say anything against leaking it, but if it got traced back that someone internal did so then it's possible the gov takes away their deduction.

Now if someone happened to haxor in to leak it well, that's hardly the studio's problem...

[-] ShellMonkey@lemmy.socdojo.com 1 points 2 weeks ago

Per household or purchasing body (as in a store or restaurant) I have my doubts. Never in my life have I dumped 3 dozen perfectly edible sandwiches in the trash on any given day.

There are a lot more households than there are stores or restaurants so in aggregate total homes may make for a greater sum, but that's the same kind of logic they use to say people need to all switch to paper straws and forgo the AC in summer while the rich fly about in personal jets and rockets for a joyride.

[-] ShellMonkey@lemmy.socdojo.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

Probably the biggest factor compared to something like Tile chips is that it's embedded into the OS rather than an app. You can turn it off, but you can bet that a letter from the right person can compel Google to turn it back on.

[-] ShellMonkey@lemmy.socdojo.com 1 points 2 weeks ago

Oh come on, you think some would do that? Go in the internet and tell lies?

I mean it is or at least should be a policy on most sites already, it'll be nice to have some teeth beyond banning their accounts though.

[-] ShellMonkey@lemmy.socdojo.com 2 points 3 weeks ago

It looks like a whole mastodon instance full of such people. Front page trending tag is 'fakenews'.

[-] ShellMonkey@lemmy.socdojo.com 7 points 3 weeks ago

FFS, 7 month old account with 0 comments or posts as it shows to me and a meme about how the parasite class need to be taxed/removed sends you off in a tizzy. You have to build some history before jumping in whole hog to be a believable troll you know?

[-] ShellMonkey@lemmy.socdojo.com 1 points 4 weeks ago

Remote controlled rather than radio controlled. If one wanted to get particular a lot of cheap RC where/are done by IR control, which makes them pretty well useless outdoors, same with TV remotes, but it's still remote controlled.

[-] ShellMonkey@lemmy.socdojo.com 1 points 4 weeks ago

And when it was written militaries where standing in lines firing round shot out of inaccurate tubes en-masse hoping that they might hit something. A single person with a modern SAW could have taken out an entire company unaided. You're suggesting that there should be no adjustment based on changes to society and technology because it's written on a specific piece of paper.

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Hey all,

So I'm looking to take an active step here to understand better some things that my straight/white/cis/middle-aged male brain has had a tough time wrapping itself around, particularly in the gender identity front.

I'm working from the understanding of physical sex as the bio-bits and the expressed identity as being separate things, so that part is easy enough.

What's confusing to me though is like this. If we take gender as being an expression of your persona, a set of traits that define one as male, female, or some combination of both then what function does a title/pronoun serve? To assume that some things are masculine or feminine traits seems to put unneeded rigidity to things.

We've had men or women who enjoy things traditionally associated with the other gender for as long as there have been people I expect. If that's the case then what purpose does the need for a gender title serve?

I'll admit personally questioning some things like fairness in cis/trans integrated sports, but that's outside what I'm asking here. Some things like bathroom laws are just society needing to get over itself in thinking our personal parts are all that special.

Certainly not trying to stir up any fights, just trying to get some input from people that have a different life experience than myself. Is it really as simple as a preferred title?

Edit: Just wanted to take a second to thank all the people here who took the time to write some truly extensive thoughts and explanations, even getting into some full on citation-laden studies into neurology that'll give me plenty to digest. You all have shown a great deal of patience with me updating some thinking from the bio/social teachings of 20+ years back. 🙂

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Or, when you get a sudden windfall inheritance from on high.

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