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submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by dgerard@awful.systems to c/techtakes@awful.systems

Anatoly Karlin @powerfultakes

Replying to @RichardHanania

I'm against legalizing bestiality because the animal consent problem hasn't been solved, but probably actually will be quite soon thanks to Al (at least for the higher animals with complex languages). So why not wait a few more years. I don't see disgust as a good reason. It was an evolutionary adaptation of the agricultural era against the spread of zoonotic illnesses, but technology will soon make that entirely irrelevant as well.

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[-] WaxedWookie@lemmy.world 54 points 11 months ago

There's no animal I'm aware of that has a mental capacity beyond that of a child. We don't think children are capable of giving consent - are we clearing the way to legalise paedophilia too, or are there animals with the mental capacity to provide informed consent that only lack the ability to communicate that consent?

Spoiler: It's not a communication issue. If this technocratic psycho was more concerned with actually contemplating the morality of the question, and less focused on rearranging the insides of a parrot, his takes might be a little less monstrous.

[-] sue_me_please@awful.systems 28 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

If this technocratic psycho was more concerned with actually contemplating the morality of the question, and less focused on rearranging the insides of a parrot, his takes might be a little less monstrous.

It's always funny realizing those who think they're asking the tough questions that others aren't smart enough to consider only ever talk about the same handful of topics: putting down minorities, advocating white supremacy, whining about anyone to the left of Pinochet and fucking animals/kids.

Like that's 95% of the content on the Motte or "I"DW.

[-] naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 11 months ago

lgbt rights bad because Chesterton fence something something.

also

Consent standards:

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[-] bitofhope@awful.systems 8 points 11 months ago

A bit of a tangent but I loathe the Chesterton's fence argument. Not only does it shift the burden of proof to proving a negative ("show me this thing is not actually beneficial") but it straight up demands you to make the conservative argument for them. Before you get rid of this bad thing, please demonstrate your understanding of why it's good actually!

[-] froztbyte@awful.systems 7 points 11 months ago

a cursed idea I just had: chesterton's fence is the engine of sealioning

[-] naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 11 months ago

I find it's a great way to figure out who to immediately stop listening to.

[-] WaxedWookie@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago

Kinda makes you wonder what they'd be capable of if they stopped spending all their time whining that they can't say the thing they never fucking shut up about.

[-] froztbyte@awful.systems 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

or "I"DW.

ah yes the interminable dork web

are they still running that theme?

(e: shower thought, had a better i)

[-] sue_me_please@awful.systems 5 points 11 months ago

Not after all of the "intellectuals" showed their asses on Twitter or in real life lol

Can only play that card as long as you don't give away your hand by being a complete moron in public over and over again

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