Lumisal

@ Lumisal @lemmy.world

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17h ago

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Lumisal @lemmy.world 17h ago
Agree.
But "Black Lives Matter Too" abbreviates to BLMT which kinda sound like a sandwich 😅
BLAM conveys the same meaning but the acronym does double duty.

22h ago

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I agree on the flag for the same reason - it's more divided in my opinion than the original rainbow flag. But I used it since it's the current "official" flag.

But it also somewhat illustrates my point as well - that the divisions weaken things more than a simpler unification.

I'm glad "queer" is being used more for the same reason you listed.

22h ago

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Lumisal @lemmy.world 22h ago

I mean, the phrase wasn't good either, hence why you also ended up thinking that.

Black Lives Also Matter would have been much better, as it alludes that there is enough prejudice that society must be reminded, and the acronym is BLAM, which could be used as onomatopoeia invoking gun shots, which directly ties to the causes original protests against the police. It also sounds more of a plea for help than it does an aggressive simple statement - which considering the movement aimed to be peaceful, is the kind of sound you'd want.

The truth is these kinds of things heavily rely on optics, and BLM was a very bad choice of slogan. People forget even the whole Rosa Parks thing was carefully orchestrated for a reason - you need good causes, good figures, and good slogans for rallying support.

BLM is so bad I wonder if the push to use it was some kind of counter psy-op to then push things like All Lives Matter to help discredit it, because I swear I heard the BLAM acronym being used as well in the beginning. I would imagine such authorities would have learned well how to discredit such movements ever since the days and success of the Civil Rights era.

1d ago

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Lumisal @lemmy.world 1d ago

Your own study is saying it's the infrastructure that helps with safety.

There's nothing there about the helmets themselves.

That would be a different study ie rate of injury and death in cases of accidents in wearing a helmet vs not wearing one.

1d ago

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Lumisal @lemmy.world 1d ago

I don't mind if people don't wear a helmet.

I got a kidney transplant thanks to that.

1d ago

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Lumisal @lemmy.world 1d ago

Costs too much.

Could instead be turned into Soylent Green. Or fertilizer.

1d ago

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Lumisal @lemmy.world 1d ago

And my point is that it's self defeating to call yourself a feminist if you're egalitarian unless there's a reason for it. Otherwise, just call yourself egalitarian to show you're about equality to the general population, therefore you can recruit others to the cause more easily.

My wife doesn't call herself a "teacher's unionist" if asked, she just calls herself a unionist, because the rights of all workers supercedes those of only teachers. Unless talking specifically to other teachers, parent students, etc, she champions the rights of unions themselves, and supports and encourages people to join a union, and union.

The issue with many feminist groups is that they insist on being feminists first and foremost rather than egalitarians. This is what has lead in part to the existence of TERFs - by hyper focusing on women's rights instead of just agreeing "yeah, and I'm also an egalitarian", you open the door to exclusionary groups. Because while egalitarianism is open to all who are inclusive, feminism is not by definition of focus.

It's not the only group afflicted by this, and it's part of the reason why the right wing has managed to gain so much power over the years - because while they all might be different flavors of hate and contempt, they are at least united globally behind hate and contempt.

Meanwhile we have those who rally behind compassion and equality arguing we shouldn't all be considered compassionate and pro equality because there's "specializations" and that uniting under one banner weakens the cause somehow 🙄

1d ago

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Lumisal @lemmy.world 1d ago

Fighting simply for a "better life for all", while noble, is really naive. You need to get specific about the things you want to tackle.

Egalitarianism isn't just "better life for all" without a plan, just like Feminism isn't "Equality for Women" without a plan.

Uniting under the banner of Egalitarianism as a group, rather than stating you're not that but are instead a feminist, would be like saying "I'm not in the LGBTQ+ movement, I'm a Trans Rights activist".

Everytime people like you insist (even if coming from a place with good intentions) we shouldn't consider ourselves egalitarian, you weaken all groups that would benefit from standing united under it. There's a reason right wing propaganda networks constantly argue against the term "Egalitarian" and try to keep groups like Feminists isolated from others - because it would hurt them if it actually gained in popularity.

There are indeed many people who would not qualify as egalitarian. Libertarians, Republicans, Musk - all of them hate it, because "equality for all" is in fact not as broad as you would hope, unfortunately.

1d ago

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Lumisal @lemmy.world 1d ago

Because they are arguing against the "egalitarian" label rather than supporting both it and feminism.

Today's specific problems tend to be rooted in a more broader affecting cause. The Waltons and Sacklers for example are not all men, but women too. The issue that affects women the most today are no longer about simply just the patriarchy but instead of the wealthy versus the rest.

After all, the right wing usually doesn't have issues with abortion itself - only with abortion of minorities and the poor. Of the others, not of themselves.

1d ago

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Lumisal @lemmy.world 1d ago

If the rich face no consequences for breaking laws that help each other, but the poor do, then that is not justice.

It is up to the people to decide if they would then rather live quietly with injustice or fight loudly for their rights, regardless of supposed legality or consequences.

1d ago

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Lumisal @lemmy.world 1d ago

How to get the point across a bit better while also pointing out the guy actually doesn't care.

1d ago

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Lumisal @lemmy.world 1d ago

yet you never see someone going up to the teacher's union rep and saying "but shouldn't you also care about the other jobs?"

For ducks sakes that's literally how unions are SUPPOSED TO WORK. No wonder the US worker's rights are so weak if that's what you think, and based off your comment you're on the side of the workers!

Here in Finland when one union goes on strike for a cause other unions join in! Airline union going on strike? Guess what, so I'd the railway, buses, logistics, grocery workers, and so on, with more joining in if it's for a really good reason, even teacher unions.

1d ago

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Lumisal @lemmy.world 1d ago

Every. Single. Time.

Y'all really don't get why subdividing makes movements weaker.

Here, I'll give you an easy way to see the flaw I your argument. Apply it to this flag:

According to your logic, this flag shouldn't be used, because it's more vague than just the lesbian or trans flag for example.

Yet, the reason this flag is used is because unity is more powerful than division. All those groups are more powerful in fighting for their rights together than they are separate.

And that's the flaw behind modern feminism - the issues feminism was created to tackle have been greatly delt with. While some certainly do still exist, they are now also caused by things other than a patriarchy, such as oligarchy. And thus tackling the issues that affect women too in modern times needs the involvement of other groups as well, such as unions and even anarchists, to effectively combat.

In such, movements and groups like these would more be much more effective in modern society reforming under an umbrella one such as egalitarianism, much like the LGBTQ+ ones have.

Multiple causes together are more powerful than a single ones divided. Continuing this insistence is literally missing the forest for the trees.

1d ago

Signs like this could be found in the late 1800s/early 1900s, explaining this strange new technology.

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Lumisal @lemmy.world 1d ago

I understand at the existential dread of realizing people are dumber than you can imagine, because we probably don't consider ourselves smart, just average at best, but as the old saying goes, "imagine the average dumbest person you know, and realize that half are dumber than that".

Moving to Finland years ago did wonders for my sanity, because at least people are on average better educated here, and they actually do know basic things about stuff they use daily, like electricity and WiFi.

People really don't know how electromagnetic things work in general though I suppose, especially in the USA.

Using the key ring isn't even a completely original idea - I got it from remembering these "healing bracelets" exist.

That's also why I recommended to Shalafi to just stick a magnet to it. Magnets are magic to a lot of people.

2d ago

Signs like this could be found in the late 1800s/early 1900s, explaining this strange new technology.

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Lumisal @lemmy.world 2d ago

I've dealt with people like that before.

The easiest solution is to solve magical bullshit with magical bullshit.

"Oh you're right! Let me get the special magnet that blocks out the cancer causing stuff from the inventory people".

Then you go out, get a random magnet, and just stick it on there.

I once dealt with someone who thought being close to a router caused cancer.

So I put a ~~key ring~~ "cage loop" on top of it that forced the internet waves into the ceiling instead.

These people don't understand technology -it's just magic to them. So you give them magical solutions every time.

4d ago

Paedophile teacher who had sex with two boys is struck off

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Lumisal @lemmy.world 4d ago

The US las varies by state, but in some cases only the boy goes to jail. In other both go to jail.

Even your proposal of

Why would you not make exceptions for kids under the age of 15 to have sex with kids under 15 and kids over 15 but under 18 to have sex with kids over 15 but under 18?

Has issues. For example, if two teens were already having sex at 14 but one turns 15, although legal before, it's suddenly illegal, even if consenting.

Same with 17 to 18.

That's why your statement of "underage automatically does not equal consent" doesn't legally work.

What I think would work better than a simple lower limit age ban would be to also include an upper limit age ban as well. I think perhaps of 2 years for 13 and under and 3 years for 14-18.

That way, if say a 17 year old has a partner that turns 18 or 19, there's no issues. But if an adult that's 22 (or older) does something with a 17 year old it's illegal.

This gives room for consent, because teens are able to consent - they should just be able to do so safely with their peers, rather than because they are targeted by older, more experienced/manipulative adults.

5d ago

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Lumisal @lemmy.world 5d ago

You wouldn't like how people in Finland speak then 😅

(We have hän for s/he but almost everyone just uses se {it} in spoken language)

5d ago

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Lumisal @lemmy.world 5d ago

I get that you want to separate sex by force from sex by free will but when it comes to kids there can never be consent and it defaults to rape.

The issue with that definition, legally, is if two 12 year olds have sex with each other, they would now both end up in jail.

Things like that have happened in the USA btw because the law is set that way.

The problem isn't whether they can or can't consent at that age - humans don't magically gain some universal phenomena of consent at some arbitrary number.

It's the lack of foresight and knowledge of consequences, as well as the physical and mental health risks for young girls who get pregnant. That's why it's bad.

That's also why the best defense against pedophilia is education about sex. And why the right wing globally usually is against sex education.

If they know what it is and what it can cause, it'll be much harder for them to be convinced or tricked by an adult.

5d ago

whotd uses brave

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Lumisal @lemmy.world 5d ago

For a long while the browser was mining Cryptocurrency secretly, that what they're referring to.

If you really really need a Chromium based browser then Vivaldi is a better alternative.

5d ago

whotd uses brave

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Lumisal @lemmy.world 5d ago

Orion