Cool, sounds legit

The law is meant to be fair (which is a separate can of worms, but the goal is fairness). It is not meant to be moral, though it often follows what people generally consider to be moral, like don’t rape or murder people.

And, honestly, using the “reasonable person” argument here goes against your point - it indicates that people with different morals exist, and therefore morality must be subjective.

Honestly this is a pretty big topic in philosophy. It could be argued that morality is a human construct and therefore must be subjective.

Some people believe that not going to church each week is amoral, but some atheists think organized religion is amoral - who is right?

You and I can agree that murder is immoral. Would that stance change if we were on the jury for a murder trial and, if found guilty, the offender would be sentenced to death? If that doesn’t make us murderers, what makes the death penalty an appropriate and moral punishment?

Simply replying “false” indicates little to no thought on the subject or its nuance, and gives off strong “I’m 13 and this is deep” vibes

I think it’s a reference to a lyric in one of his songs where he pronounces “me” as “may”. The line sounds like “it’s gonna be may”

I’m not sure what song it is, I’m just really happy someone pointed out the answer 😆

People replying to a comment instead of the actual post

Still have them all over the place in the US 🫠

Mythbusters did a segment that showed the air dryers are more likely to spread germs. So it’s just awful all around

Somewhere there’s a meme about how The Matrix referred to the year 1999 as the height of civilization and I can’t stop thinking about that

I’d call it The Machine, and then we could all rage against it

Risky click of the day!

For the curious, it’s a link to a petition to ban these glasses. And while I absolutely hate these glasses and want legislation limiting them in at least some capacity, I don’t know that it will be successful - it is perfectly legal to photograph and record people in public (where there is “no expectation of privacy”).

The fact that there is no indication when they are in use is concerning, and something there should be laws around (although, thinking it through a bit more, there’s no indicator on, say, a cellphone). The petition mentions audio consent laws, which is another potential avenue for legislation, but not all states have two party consent (where everyone involved in a recorded conversation knows it’s being recorded).

In my humble opinion, as some dude writing a comment on the internet, is that the best chance for legislation would be around connecting personal data with the data recorded by the glasses. The scenario I’m thinking of is something like “hey slopbot, what are the names and addresses of everyone I’ve seen today”. It would then link the recording to other public images of you, which would likely provide a name, and then search those people finder sites and get all of that, as well as your previous addresses, family members, phone numbers, arrest history, and a list of fears.

I hate all of this

Why not volunteer for Habitat for Humanity? Teach an ESL class? Host a block party? Spend time with senior citizens at the local nursing home? Read books to kids at the library? Help out at an animal shelter? Clean up litter from the streets?

The possibilities are endless

I’ve made so many poor decisions

Noted

I’m not sure if it was touched on in this article, but the scammers convinced the guy (over a few hours on the phone) the driver was there to hurt him if he didn’t hand over the money.

I certainly don’t agree with his actions, but reducing the entire thing to racist violence is misguided and ignores everything that happened leading up to her death.

In the app I’m using (boost), I can either post a link or upload a picture, not both.

For the uninitiated: https://youtu.be/K5tVbVu9Mkg

Existence is pain

I think a browser extension would only route through the VPN for traffic within that browser.

It’s easy to test - with the extension running, check your IP in two browsers (or, better yet, from the terminal)