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[–] Rinnarrae@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Most people should at least try to limit their meat consumption IF POSSIBLE. I mostly mean avoiding stuff like McDonalds and maybe limiting it to at least a couple times a week. I'm not expecting everyone to be able to cut it out completely.

[–] Ringmasterincestuous@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (6 children)

For one month of each year, traffic should have to go in reverse

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As in backwards

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[–] BedbugCutlefish@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Movies and TV are boring. In the past two decades, there's been a small handful of stuff that's watchable, but most of the media is like, painfully boring.

[–] lord_admiral@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)
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[–] Tanoh@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

If you live in a city and have no backyard or similar, you should not be allowed to own a dog.

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[–] SethranKada@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Sentience in humans begins at 4 years old (mental age). I don't consider humans younger than that to be people. I also firmly believe that you have to have some form of consciousness, self identity, and clear cognition to count as a person.

A human corpse is not a person, a brain-dead patient is not a person, and a human with severe mental disorder should not be held to the same standards as other people.

Similarly, anything that does have sentience is clearly also a person, and should be treated as such. Animals such as crows, parrots, octopi, dolphins, whales, and some monkeys and apes are demonstrably as or more intelligent than some human children. They should not be treated the way they are.

As a side note, I agree with that other guy. Polycules should be allowed to marry.

Also, names in this day and age are useless, at least official ones. We have computers, we already use government issued ID for everything, having a name just makes things confusing. Just use nicknames, either created by the person or by agreement from peers and allowed by the person. The concept of a parent forcing a name on their child is archaic and cruel.

And finally, real life security is horrifying. I expected things to be like in the movies, where you need a special skill or training to do those spy shit. But no. In comparison to real life, Google actually has good security and privacy. WTF people? Everytime I receive mail with my name and a description of what's inside just written on the box I cringe and go back to lurking online again.

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[–] Today@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

We could reduce a lot of issues if you had to do a calculus problem to get an erection.

[–] Philo@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Mets have been and forever will be the best team in baseball.

[–] 271apple@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Old Skuamorphism (correct me if I spelled it wrong) on iPhones were so nice

[–] richieadler@lemmy.myserv.one 2 points 2 years ago

The US shouldn't be allowed to intervene in any other country unless an absolute majority of countries request so in an international forum (and in a publically broadcast meeting), and never if US companies are going to benefit of the destruction of said country or in its reconstruction. Furthermore, the US State Department undue influence in foreign countries' policy should be illegal and an imprisonable offense involving all the chain of command from the lesser underling until the President.

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