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  • Edginess has nothing to do with it. Valuing one innocent life over the millions of other innocent lives, if that’s the only realistic choice, is antisocial and selfish, and in reality makes someone responsible for the suffering of millions. It’s a horrible hypothetical, one which hopefully never comes up again in history, and one which is unlikely to manifest in reality, but one where the outcomes are as clear as day.

    I say ‘again in history’ because this is similar to the dilemma facing revolutions which rose against monarchy, where killing the royal children would prevent monarchists from trying to violently reinstate the monarchy with a war that would kill even more people. (I don’t mean this to suggest nepo babies are inevitably going to follow their parent, even Elon’s own supplies a counter-example)



  • “Human rights” are a nice idea, but unfortunately, they’re a joke in practice. History clearly shows how quickly even the most basic rights vanish. If you aren’t liberated, if you don’t have the power to defend them (whether collective or individual power), rights are only privileges. So in that sense, I can’t consider it a human right.

    But do I think someone should be free to pursue that goal? I’m not sure. Remembering history is really important in our development and learning. For a more extreme example, if someone, say, worked as a hitman for organized crime, killing many people, and later regretted their decision and requested people forget about them, I don’t think someone who has had such a profound impact on a society should be able to simply demand that anyone, let alone the whole of their society, ignore their past actions.

    I believe people can appeal for forgiveness, or even ask people to forget them, but I don’t believe in a universal right to be forgotten, such as legally punishing people who discuss someone who wanted to be forgotten (I really don’t know how else such a right could be enforced).


    With all that said, the GDPR “right to be forgotten” is a distinct and wonderful thing and I hope more countries enforce it. But again, know it’s only a privilege. A company can literally just make an illegal copy and pass it around like candy, if they believe they can avoid prosecution.


    1. What is their monetization model? If you read the original article defining ‘enshittificaiton’, it’s clear how this factors in. FOSS projects tend to avoid this, and in the occasional cases where they are sold and aggressively monetized, there are usually forks (see: audacity->tenacity). With donation-run but non-open services, you really just have to hope. If it’s unclear or for-profit, avoid wherever possible (unfortunately not always possible).

    That’s the bottom line.





  • comfy@lemmy.mltoMusic@lemmy.worldWhat the hell, Yeezy?!?
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    Never was a fan, and at some point I realized I liked their songs far more without the lyrics. I understand their music has a huge legacy, but I just don’t see it. Give me DOOM every time.

    You’ve got a hit, how come it sold?

    The melody, and it’s thirty years old!









  • So for people trying to get attention, identifying as Antifa […] probably doesn’t help them these days.

    People doing actions for clout are likely to be shunned as opportunistic. A well-known antifascist guide to doxxing Nazis straight up says [paraphrasing] “seeking clout will make people skeptical of your actions, just don’t do it”.


  • Interesting, you picked two brands which aren’t really single groups.

    ‘Antifa’ is a social movement which developed from a red united front organization in 1930s Germany[1] and turned into a general brand we see today. Any group of antifascists can identify as antifa using symbols and tactics. You can find a friend and go be antifa.

    Similarly, ‘Anonymous’ grew out of social justice activism on 4chan and, as the name suggests, is a fluid kind of identity. Anyone can use the name, the original chatroom/group is less and less relevant as time goes on.

    Both collectives are still present and doing things, but antifa groups are far more relevant. They’re just not in the news as often as they were during BLM. Anarchist blogs and media outlets (e.g. Unicorn Riot and It’s Going Down) often have updates on recent antifascist actions, including disrupting neo-Nazi protests and infiltrating+sabotaging their organizations.