Grimy@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I always expect something intense from these threads like “blind people should be culled” but it’s always boring trite stuff that 80% of gen pop already believes in. No one is going to get executed for saying homework sucks.
tmyakal@infosec.pub 2 days ago
I don’t have a stance on blind people, but I do think deaf people shouldn’t be allowed to drive.
Part of that belief is the obvious practicality: not being able to hear sirens or honks mean they’re likely slower to react in an emergency situation.
But I lived near a deaf college for a few years, where I learned the real terror: deaf people will talk to their passengers while driving. In a language that is entirely visual and mostly dexterous. So drivers are taking both hands off the wheel to gesture, then taking both eyes off the road to get a response. The number of near-misses I’ve had with deaf drivers is harrowing.
Grimy@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I remember a user on Reddit talking about how his parents were deaf and the danger he felt when they started arguing with each other while his father was driving. From what I remember, because of the emotions involved, it was a lot of wild rapid gestures.