last_philosopher
@last_philosopher@lemmy.world
- Comment on How strong is fermented bean curd supposed to taste exactly? 2 hours ago:
Yup I was going to treat it like eating cubes of tofu
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- Comment on If you are too young you really missed out being able to do this 1 day ago:
See this is when you would slam the phone
- Comment on If you are too young you really missed out being able to do this 1 day ago:
Someone could make an app that detects a slam and hangs up the phone, then also sell a padded slam-receiver to replicate the experience. Or just use a pillow.
- Comment on Avocado 1 day ago:
I’d imagine lemmy has among the lowest has-sucked-dick ratios of any potentially mixed-gender community.
- Comment on Definitions 2 days ago:
A sword by definition has a “pointed blade” accordingly any object with an infinitely long blade cannot be a sword. Rather, it’s a blade ray.
- Comment on What are the ethics behind purchasing a book from an author you don't agree with? 1 week ago:
In most cases, it’s wrong to violate the social contract, especially while benefiting from it. However: the harm done by violating the social contract should be weighed against the harm of not violating it.
In this case, the harm of violating the social contract is pretty minimal, as copyright law is not a fundamental part of the fabric of society. One can even argue it’s kind of dubious, as something that moneyed interests favor very heavily with no similar moneyed interests favoring a strong public domain.
The harm of not violating it is not only do you give money to a holocaust denier, you’re giving it to him for denying the holocaust. Even worse, you’re giving him money for being wrong, and so effective at deception that you are compelled to spend money disproving him.
The whole point of copyright is to encourage useful works and spreading of knowledge and art. In this case the work is not spreading knowledge, but un-knowledge. Irving is exploiting a loophole in copyright law that allows him to work against its very purpose.
Thus I’d say violating the law is ethical as the benefits far outweigh the costs.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 week ago:
Consciousness