An example that comes to mind is mockery. People generally find mockery of behaviour/ideas that they find nonsensical to be funny. So if someone proposes that everything can be solved by a good guy with a gun, you can then mock the idea by proposing it for increasingly ridiculous scenarios.

The ply count doesn’t reflect thickness or softness at all. Of the 3-ply toilet papers I’ve used at home, some need three layers to not fall apart on the first wipe, others are fine with a single sheet.

Not only does she got this, she’s being extra efficient by moving two pieces of furniture at once!

This video has been posted so many times in this thread that I’ve inadvertently memorized the video ID.

That’s me. I am alpha male.

TIL oil barrels are held together by giant Phillips head screws.

Yeah, that much I agree with.

“They want people like me to not exist” is not a “general stance.”

No, that is not a general statement. “Someone that wants some group of people to not exist” is the general statement, and I belong to some group of people. Anything that applies to the general statement also applies to the specific one. I’m not about to list all groups of people in existence, but if you want to play the game where you name someone and I tell you whether or not the rule applies, I’m happy to play along.

Do you mean lemmyers? People with usernames that start with H?

Yes to all of the above, as long as they don’t infringe on anyone else’s right to live.

Don’t pretend that because you’re trying to conflate this with math that you’re somehow correct or logical.

Logic is math. Do you disagree with the comparison?

I’m speaking in generalities because it’s a very general stance.

What you’re doing is the equivalent of going to someone who says x+x=2x and and claiming they must not know what they’re saying because they’re not telling you what exact value x is.

You generally learn of people’s opinions when they tell you their opinions. Not that this is relevant in this discussion. The point is that targeting people who hold such opinions is what it means to “treat the symptoms” in this context. Figuring out who holds such opinions is a different matter.

How is my exact identity relevant? Do you think it’s more acceptable to get rid of one group of people versus another? As long as they don’t infringe on other people’s right to live, everyone should have an equal right to live their life.

I don’t know how much clearer that can be. Their opinion is that I shouldn’t exist. Or that I should die. Or that we should move towards a world where people like me don’t exist.

I don’t see what my identity has to do with this. Whether I’m a cis-het white male or bipoc gay trans, those opinions are equally problematic.

• Literally by holding the opinion that people like myself shouldn’t exist
• Supporting people who are actively killing people like myself
• Encouraging others to incite violence towards us
• Supporting policy that would kill many of us

This keeps happening on Lemmy. What front end did you use to post this comment?

Specifically those who disagree with my right to live. If you disagree on any other front, there’s no reason for violence.

So much tech support has moved to Discord. That’s worth keeping around.

Yes

Of those who regularly donate (or think of donating) to FOSS projects, how many of them would’ve even had sudo cross their mind as a potential recipient for those donations?

If you have influence, you also have the responsibility to make sure your voice reaches as many people as possible. Screaming this message earlier is a good way of lowering your chances of getting access to a mic at the Grammy at a moment where most people are listening.

You could say the same about people who used the early 2000s Google by entering full questions with natural language and clicking “I’m feeling lucky”. There are always going to be wrong ways to use a tool. But we’re discussing whether there exists a right way. And that right way includes verifying the information you receive, just like you would if you found it through a regular search engine.

The social and environmental costs are real. That’s not the criticism you gave and not what the responses are disagreeing with.

That’s how you know it’s good