C’mon. That’s irrelevant. It could be custard, but it is meant to LOOK like road infrastructure. The material used is not relevant. This is effectively a challenge to the city’s authority and ultimately the state’s monopoly on violence demands a response.

Not to undermine the fuck cars message, but this criticism is invalid. OTOH, so is how the state chose to respond to the challenge, but it’s obvious the people holding those offices are engaging their egos.

First I would like to say that homicide or even violence are not valid expressions of antinatalism. I have to confess I share some similar views to those expressed (but apparently not fully embraced or informed by compassion) by the bomber, which makes this all the more disturbing to me. I find myself wanting to advocate, not for the bomber, but for some of his views, and that’s a hard distinction for people to make sometimes. I also want to offer people some insight into what he might have felt and thought by providing context for some of the seemingly radical things he said, because I think most people should be able to understand his point of view if they wish, whether or not they agree with it. But you might not want to relate to a terrorist, and I don’t want to engage if it makes you feel invalidated or challenged. Particularly since you may find his views to be anti-trans and dangerous.

25 years, now

Amazing! My 8th veganniversary is in a couple weeks.

That other guy has pets but I’ll let it pass.

From my perspective, you have to be rich to drive. The so-called poverty line is now what I and everyone I know aspires to one day reach, but secretly know we won’t. If you’re not wealthy and you’re driving, you have made a choice that demands compromise from every other aspect of your like. Though, likewise with not driving… But you can’t be not wealthy AND drive AND be a single parent of three, for example. And since you can’t sell the kids, you WILL figure out how to live without a car.

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efficient closed loop

you carry oxidizer?

discoball

If it weren’t for magit, I’d probably STILL be using hg.

I often use RCS because it is (until recently?) built in to the distribution, and a quick “ci -l foo” is in every way superior to “cp foo foo.save” without having a bunch of the housework required to support git.

Is it something you’re interested in discussing further?

I agree. Last year a very confused man in my community went into a gender studies class in a University and stabbed the professor and two students (all survived). My partner is transgender at another school in town and I am… weirdgender. He was not a radicalized right winger, he was just disturbed and confused, and there is just so much fucking ambient hatred, it affects people who otherwise wouldn’t even give a shit about any of it.

Not to quibble but it’s not just “were treated”. If you want to be killed by a cop, it helps to be First Nations.

The Buddha teaches even more universal oneness than merely unity with other humans. Some who meditate are able to achieve ego death.

No, you’re not. This is from whence comes our responsibility to our children. You owe them everything because creation is such a violent, dangerous act, committed on someone without consent, with unlimited potential for consequential suffering. You’re not supposed to “forget about it” and pretend you never did that, you’re supposed to pay your fucking debt or not incur it in the first place.

And it does not matter if you create a baby or a puppy or a piglet. The animals we create are morally entitled to the exact same love and protection as our own children. People are easily able to forget all about that. And they are able to forget about their debt to their actual children just as fast. Which is why many people advocate against human reproduction. There is nothing worse to a social creature than being created when they are not wanted and loved.

That only makes things less clear for me.

Sorry, what did this guy do that you think merited an admin taking a community away from its own mod?

Please share if you find something but don’t go out of your way.

I don’t see how “something I love about” necessarily implies that they also love other things, it could easily be read as only a sarcastic appreciation.

It could be said that way, yes. There is an ambiguity. But usually it is used to indicate specifically that it isn’t the sole factor. I’m not saying he’s being an effective ally, or even that he’s trying to be an ally. I just think you misinterpreted to say his views on transgender people are solely based in rebellion against nature and tradition.

I’m sorry it’s hurtful to you, in any case. I am also very disturbed.

Many of the trans people I know struggle with their dichotomous nature. They don’t necessarily see their natural body as something to be celebrated. I know that is far from universal among trans people but it’s something people often see from outside the culture looking in.

He was on Lemmy for a short time two years ago.