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For example, I don’t use TikTok. I never have, and I never will, and I’d advise everyone else to get off the platform too. I genuinely believe it’s objectively harmful to people’s mental health and possibly even a threat to democracy. That said, I also believe people should be free to decide for themselves whether they want to use it or not, which is why I’m against the U.S. government banning it.

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[-] twinnie@feddit.uk 6 points 2 months ago

I think many people on here, me included, would rather be using Reddit simply because of all the content.

[-] MooseTheDog@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Honestly tho it's been downhill over there. I'm getting old reddit vibes here and I'm cool with never posting on reddit ever again.

[-] then_three_more@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Reddit is still better for communities based around hobbies (at the moment at least) just due to it's shear size.

[-] m4xie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 2 months ago

I find discord servers are filling that in much better for me

[-] then_three_more@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

I'm probably behind the times. How do you find stuff on discord?

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[-] WordBox@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I'm here for the distinct lack of content. I can browse for a bit, hit the bedrock loop of top 6hr, and come back hours later. It's not endless here... And it shouldn't be.

If I need info for a niche, I'll find a forum. Lemmy, reddit, etc are poor places for such things anyway.

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[-] Zak@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I think all drugs should be legal. I think using most of them is a bad idea.

[-] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago

I think the usage of all drugs should be legal, but I don't think the sale or the production of all drugs should be legal.

Stop arresting people who are addicted to the stuff and just arrest the people who are spreading it around.

And no arresting people for "intent to sell" just because they have a lot. Do some actual detective work and catch them actually selling it.

[-] Zak@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

The illegality of production and sale makes the drugs far more likely to be adulterated or a concentration other than advertised, which kills people. Prohibition causes black markets, which leads to people resolving disputes through violence since they can't use the courts.

Legalization would make all of that go away, almost instantly.

[-] Empricorn@feddit.nl 3 points 2 months ago

"If you have to ask if you're the asshole, imagine what the world would like be if everyone did it."

I firmly believe this in my core, and it applies to almost anything: standing in doorways, camping in a corner in online shooters, veering between lanes without signaling while driving, stealing, throwing trash on the ground, etc.

BUT I am far from perfect. I eat meat despite being an animal lover, I am somewhat wasteful, I can be quick to anger, I support unethical companies that I hate, and I don't keep in touch with old friends and family. Stuff like that...

[-] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

This is a very relatable comment. I think a lot of the reason I am so angry is how selfishly people act though. I think it makes me a worse person to observe that kind of shit. I'm sure the anger makes me more selfish too, ironically.

And the fact that Donald Trump won the election in America kind of proves how pathetically selfish a huge swath of Americans are. This and 2016 and 2020 shouldn't have been anywhere near close, 10% of votes is the highest number of votes he could've gotten without making me upset. But people don't give a shit about the harm to others, as long as they think they're not being harmed...

[-] Empricorn@feddit.nl 1 points 2 months ago

Damn, I think you distilled it better than me: selfishness.

[-] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

But someone needs to look out for the white male billionaires! What about THEIR struggles?!?

[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Seems like basic "golden rule" shit.

One of the few valuable biblical lessons, and coincidentally, one of the easiest to teach a person without needing any religion whatsoever.

[-] helmet91@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I truly believe in Scrum, as it can make a team's work very efficient when it's done right. Been there, done that.

Now the thing is, it forces people to actively collaborate, and I'm quite an introverted person. Also, a good Scrum workflow includes regular demo sessions (perhaps even with customers), and I absolutely hate that. But I accept it, it's part of the game and I think it did contribute to my own self improvement as well.

[-] an0nym0us@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago
[-] Chozo@fedia.io 0 points 2 months ago

That goes against your personal preferences?

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[-] TheV2@programming.dev 1 points 2 months ago

I eat meat. And I eat it without thinking too much about it. But I believe I should stop normalizing it and I should be more aware of the life behind the food. Sure, I can't avoid harming any lives, but I should be able to be aware of the harm I'm doing and to reduce unnecessary harm. I am afraid how worthless my empathy actually is in the battle against the customs.

[-] lath@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

I too crave violence, yet consider it to be the worse choice at the same time. If peaceful reasoning cannot win against violence, then we've already lost as a civilization pursuing a higher state. Because in doing as such, no matter how far we travel, that higher state can only ultimately be violence.

[-] Valmond@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

I hate postmodern "art". Like shitting in a bowl and spend hours "explaining" that it's a symbolism of the societies inability to grasp the needs of its constituents. Or some other bullshit.

But if that's your thing, go ahead!

[-] mechoman444@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

I'm pro choice even though I'm philosophically and morally against abortion.

To clarify I believe the woman's right and ability to choose is more important than any opinion or argument I can muster against abortion.

As in it is far worse to have a governing body adjudicate or decide what an individual can do to their own body vs. the potential for life and or what the father might want for their unborn child.

[-] tomi000@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

I wish more people could differentiate between having an opinion and trying to force everyone else to live according to that opinion.

[-] Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 months ago

I think that my core stance of "as long as you're not harming anyone else doing it whatever someone does in their free time is fine with me. There's times when I do question why someone would want to do something, but as is my core principle, In fine with it.

[-] ogmios@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

I think honesty is the best policy even when it sucks for me, because that's the only way to actually grow and improve myself. The real world is infinite, but lies don't lead to anything.

[-] kubica@fedia.io 1 points 2 months ago

Right for "criminals" to vote. Laws are some kind of consensus, if you start removing people that can have an opinion on it, it slowly ends up stop being a consensus, and are more like the opinions of the ones that managed to stay afloat during the trip.

[-] daddy32@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

What? Criminals can be voted into the office, but cannot vote?

[-] JakenVeina@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

In some states in the US, yes.

[-] tomi000@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Funny theyre still calling it democracy

[-] rhacer@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

I don't like abortion, I have grave qualms about it. I'm also vehemently pro-choice.

[-] DemBoSain@midwest.social 1 points 2 months ago

The problem here is "abortion" gets conflated with "reproductive health care". There are all sorts of reasons a woman might require aborting a pregnancy that have nothing to do with birth control.

My daughter had an ectopic pregnancy about 10 years ago. The procedure she underwent would be considered an abortion, even though there was no chance of survival. She was concerned the procedure would affect her ability to become pregnant later. But now I have 2 year old granddaughter that loves popcorn and 3d printed flexi animals and getting bopped in the head with marshmallow toys.

[-] KeenFlame@feddit.nu 1 points 2 months ago

I'm not gay and I think everyone should be able to be so gay that it is in your face just to root out what is wrong with the people that don't accept it

[-] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Something just clicked for me after reading this. The reason people always say things like "don't shove your gayness in my face" is that seeing gayness forces them to think about their intolerance (and of course stirs up fears about they themselves being gay).

[-] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

This. It's the easiest way to find intolerant individuals. Those individuals are very rarely just anti-LGBTQ from my experience. They're most often intolerant of everyone not like them.

[-] themoonisacheese@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

A lot of them are in fact queer but they're so repressed that the only way they perceive they have to keep being a part of their community is to be as homophobic as possible

[-] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

My theory is THAT'S why they say being gay is a choice.

They themselves are CHOOSING to be straight, and they assume that EVERYONE is feeling the same way and successfully fighting the gay urges. It's no fair that the "Pride" crew gets to flaunt all that delicious man meat instead of hiding and suffering like "the rest of us".

[-] TommySoda@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

I mean, remember when the Grindr servers crashed at the republican national convention or some shit because of the overflow of traffic?

[-] AWittyUsername@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

That people should try things before they fully pass judgement. I'm not particularly pro TikTok but a lot of Lemmy's anti TilTok views are ones they've picked up from media parroting.

[-] frayedpickles@lemmy.cafe 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Yeah same with heroin just try it once it's fun

Now obviously TikTok isn't heroin, but it's deliberately made to be addictive and I'd find it hard to believe that a given person has never seen TikTok content outside of TikTok. So it's known garbage with known addictive properties and your question is why don't we just give it a try before we pass judgement on how fun it is to scroll through a large quantity of that same garbage.

Also don't forget TikTok content existed before the TikTok addiction algorithm. Early YouTube was like that before the algorithm change to promote ten minute vids. Vine existed and was rejected (thank god) by my generation. Etc. it's not new content it's just a new tool

[-] AWittyUsername@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Everything that is built for profit is designed for maximum retention of users i.e. addiction.

I'm not sure I follow what you mean by "I'd find it hard to believe that a given person has never seen tiktok content outside tiktok"

I'm not defending TikTok blindly here, it just annoys me when people pass judgement with pretty much zero knowledge on something except from what they've heard/read.

I know TikTok is flawed yes but no more or less than any other profit driven app/site. If you don't like short form content then that's fine, personally I think there's a time and place for it.

[-] tomi000@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Perhaps you shouldnt have said 'without trying it', you dont need to try TikTok to know the downsides. But theres a difference between 'I hate TikTok because others hate it' and 'Ive read some studies about social media addiction and reject TikTok'

That said, Im not particularly against TikTok, but it definitely needs more regulation like any other legal drug.

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