Wikipedia, “Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act”:

SESTA and Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA) are the U.S. Senate and House bills that as the FOSTA-SESTA package became law on April 11, 2018. They clarify the country’s sex trafficking law to make it illegal to knowingly assist, facilitate, or support sex trafficking, and amend the Section 230 safe harbors of the Communications Decency Act (which make online services immune from civil liability for the actions of their users) to exclude enforcement of federal or state sex trafficking laws from its immunity. Senate sponsor Rob Portman had previously led an investigation into the online classifieds service Backpage (which had been accused of facilitating child sex trafficking).

For certain marginalized folks, representation is so meaningful that they might be comforted to see someone like them holding a lot of power. It can represent the overcoming of major social setbacks. It’s much like how the presidency of Barack Obama was a great source of pride for some Black people (e.g. Black excellence) regardless of the atrocities he enabled.

It’s deeply misguided (speaking as a minority, in more ways than one) and deeply hurtful to think that someone like you amassing immense individual power is an indication of progress. But that’s one big emotional reason.

you are just offering these women up to be murdered

Marginalizing prostitutes does them little favors either. Before the US shut down Backpage, sex workers there were able to screen clients before meeting them. They networked among each other to share good clients and help avoid bad ones. Now that Backpage and many other online avenues are gone thanks to FOSTA-SESTA, prostitutes have to do more street work, which exposes them to needless danger and random clients.

If we let sex workers be, they are able to protect themselves. If we give them resources and foster greater respect for them, the effect multiplies. Cutting off their avenues of work sets them up to be murdered.

Should we also ban painters and musicians from selling their work? Should we really place further restrictions on women and their bodies?

Prostitution may not be necessary in an equitable society that provides for all basic human needs. But again, for a number of prostitutes and other sex workers, it isn’t just an income stream. They sincerely enjoy it as a means to express themselves sexually. Even some well-off people willingly choose sex work. For many women, transgender, and non-binary people, it’s empowering.

Sex work is a trade like any other. If people have their needs covered and still want to pursue sex work as their passion, they should be free to do so.

Prostitution should be decriminalized. Sex work has always existed in many societies and many sex workers choose the profession as their passion. It isn’t only a means of income. Criminalizing prostitution does little to address human trafficking or child safety while making prostitutes more vulnerable to violence, discrimination, and incarceration.

Interesting idea about having one’s “first time” with a sex worker. Wouldn’t have been my preference but I can understand how others may prefer and benefit from it.

Unlike other fast food chains, I can’t see too much automation happening at Starbucks. They made customer service a huge part of their brand. I could be totally wrong though.

I’m guilty of it on my instance, since I’m only able to participate in short windows of time. I’m in favor of changing in algorithm.

Never thought to type a capitalized letter with two hands but I might have to try that. My left pinky crumples when pressing Left Shift to type “Q”, “A”, or “Z”, since I have to awkwardly reach left with my ring finger. It always felt deeply unergonomic to me.

I’ll have to practice using Right Shift, it feels nicer.

It sucks when workers fall into an opposite mentality and blame each other for not picking up more hours, refusing to trade shifts, or calling off work. All the while, the boss refuses to attract and retain workers by improving their pay and work environment.

Sure. I’ve mostly lived in places with severe housing issues, and I take public transportation, so it’s hard not to encounter people of all backgrounds.

I haven’t been unhoused, but from what I’ve seen and heard, it can be very lonely and isolating. If someone in that position needs someone to talk to, I’ll listen.

the bourgeois seem suspiciously supportive of it

It doesn’t feel that way for me. Unless it can make them money, they don’t give a fuck about healthcare, period.

In a population of billions, why spend money keeping a few workers alive when they can be replaced?

Republican Sen. Mike Bell, R-Riceville, co-sponsored the bill with Rep. Andrew Farmer, R-Sevierville. Both lawmakers took money in the last four years from political action committees that deal with industry, including the Housing Industry PAC, the TN Apartment PAC and the TN Manufactured PAC.

Bell used to be a landlord and shared his experience.

No comment.

https://lemmy.ml/c/usa@lemmy.perthchat.org

To access through any instance: /c/usa@lemmy.perthchat.org

Dessalines could be seen as Lemmy’s authority figure. They’re one of Lemmy’s project maintainers and they administer the two largest instances.

I do that already, but I’d prefer to just see their username at a glance.

I feel two ways about this. USB-C is probably the best connector design yet, and Apple needs to stop pretending that they offer a beneficial alternative with Lightning connectors.

At the same time, this will create a lot of e-waste. If I had to replace my USB-A charging adapter and my only options were USB-C, I’d also have to buy USB-C to USB-C cables. And as wireless charging becomes more popular, how relevant is this legislation in the long-term?

E-scooters should really be treated like bikes. But unlike bikes, it’s even scarier to ride a scooter in the street without good infrastructure.

I hate how most people ride e-scooters but they often don’t have their own place on the street.

I don’t have any answers, but I’m sending love your way. I’m sorry you aren’t getting help. Caregiving deserves appreciation and shouldn’t always be a one-person job.

I was only mildly pessimistic about Adams getting elected, but nope, he’s gone full cop. Incredible.

Indeed looks interesting. Their official demo is lackluster but I found some working English-language instances:

• New York City
• OpenHeritage

From a practical standpoint, this seems like the better alternative to online surveys. I see a lot of those from municipalities, and this seems more open and interactive. Some parts remind me of product forums where people vote on feature suggestions.

Although I have to wonder about who gets to participate in these Decidim instances. Certainly not people who already struggle to use Google, much less use a computer at all. The developers seem to promote it as an all-in-one solution, but it really should be one tool for civic engagement among many.