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What's something that's viewed as socially acceptable today that you think will become unacceptable 20 years from now?

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  • "He's so gay" was far less frowned upon in 2003. Shit changes.

    • What's something that's viewed as socially acceptable today that you think will become unacceptable 20 years from now?

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  • Eating factory farmed meat. With the way politics is headed there will be some politician at some point in the future trying desperately to defend his high beef consumption in what will become known as Burgergate.

    Also, islamophobia in the context of defending religious nutjobs. For instance, it is islamophobic to complain about a muslim (Sikh, in reality) man at an airport because he "looks like a terrorist". It is not islamophobic to suggest that female students should be allowed in public schools just like male students. Both of these things have actually happened, very recently, and the latter was defended because people were scared shitless of being called islamophobic. We have to have some minimum human rights standards that religion cannot interfere with, and blatant sex-based discrimination is one of them. I do not give a flying fuck what your religion teaches you.

    • TIL that Proctor & Gamble and Unilever actively sponsor Russian war efforts and are on the International Sponsors of War list.

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  • No, it's not just the taxes, though that's obviously a component of it. A quick google search will lead you to find that they are obligated by law to directly contribute to Russia's military efforts by registering its draft-eligible staff, turning over information relevant to the war, assisting in the delivery of military equipment, and providing physical infrastructure, among other things.

    Ukrainian or not, this isn't just "oh well you're kind of indirectly supporting the war by funding the government". It is a very direct form of involvement.

    • TIL that Proctor & Gamble and Unilever actively sponsor Russian war efforts and are on the International Sponsors of War list.

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  • Where do you live?

    • TIL that Proctor & Gamble and Unilever actively sponsor Russian war efforts and are on the International Sponsors of War list.

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  • Frankly that's an excuse, and a lazy one at that. Ethical products are widely available outside of the US, and I say this as a digital nomad who has lived on three continents and lived in the US for less than a year in total. If the inconvenience is unbearable for you then that's your prerogative, but don't try to justify it by saying things that simply aren't true and thereby discouraging others.

    • TIL that Proctor & Gamble and Unilever actively sponsor Russian war efforts and are on the International Sponsors of War list.

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  • These are pretty common products. There are tons of ethical alternatives, in fact personal care items are among the easiest and cheapest products to find ethical alternatives for and a good starting point if you want to develop more ethical consumption habits. You don't need to make your own soap in order to avoid sponsoring genocide.

    • What is something really stupid you purchased that turned out far better than expected?

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  • Underrated comment.

    • Lemmy, how would you feel about a law that bans radio stations from playing commercials with honking/beeping/siren noises in them?

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  • Why on earth would anyone oppose this? The only people who gain are companies who are ok with distracting you so that you pay attention to their commercial.

    • What's the best financial decision you've ever made?

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  • I quit meat and it was similarly amazing for my budget.