This article is about The Netherlands.

I don’t share your principles but I have to respect them, it’s nice to see a consistent position instead of carving out self-serving allowances.

And people get mad about Steam’s market dominance. This is their competition!

I think you want there to be a difference.

For most animals yes, but bees (the topic at hand) are different because their land use overlaps with other kinds rather than displacing it. The competition with native insects is a real problem but not necessarily more of a problem than honey alternatives.

It’s kind of a wolf/dog situation. Yeah they’re the same species but domestic turkeys wouldn’t do well in the wild. They get too big to fly.

They’re against domestic animals as a concept, so you’d think.

Except the great many vegans who keep pets, as if that was somehow different.

Also, there’s a distinct difference between normal and brooding behavior. A broody hen gives a shit about her eggs (well, not specifically her eggs just the concept of sitting on and hatching eggs) but if they aren’t fertilized it rapidly becomes a problem. And they’ll lay another in a day or two regardless.

That’s a valid position, but it applies equally to most kinds of land use. Agave plantations are not less ecologically problematic. Agriculture has an impact.

Don’t take my label from me.

Neurotypical here: in my experience it’s mostly people with anxiety or ADHD that can’t handle long silences.

You have a funny definition of “indirect”. Any improvements to the place and people I interact with directly benefits my life. If my barista was happier because their cafe unionized it would directly benefit me because I like that.

200 people is a rounding error in NYC. Making sure a piece of legislation has literally zero negative impact is the same as making sure no legislation is ever passed.

Hey, you know what I benefit from? A society full of educated people that can afford to pursue their passions.

I’d rather educate religion away than oppress it, but I do think we’d be better off without any kind of supernatural belief. I know that’s a radical, extreme position.

A stone wheel is “technology”.

We (humanity/society) haven’t gotten over a single type of bigotry, why would transphobia be the first one?

Sure, but they’re trying to present a less cold and impersonal atmosphere. Order numbers are for computers, names are for people.

That’s pretty benign.

Alright you’re not interested in things like “truth” or “good-faith conversation”, peace out.