honestly, i've never seen or heard a single coherent definition of what we even mean by 'free will'. until the question makes sense, i can't really answer it, and don't see any point in discussing it.
anyways, who here believes in blabblesnork? that is a word that refers to something, i promise, but no, i won't tell you what it means.
that's neither authority nor authoritarianism. you're conflating multiple different meanings so you can shift the goalposts on the sly. a doctor can give you advice, and if you're wise, you'll heed it out of respect for her hard-earned expertise, but she doesn't have authority. she isn't empowered to force you to do anything. even being involuntarily committed is generally something done by courts, not doctors; the doctors are merely required to carry out the courts orders.
that is probably because for some reason, in america, people think of DD as being enormous, when in reality american bra sizing just sucks and places seldom stock larger than that.
i've read that lobsters are sorta immortal. the problem is they keep growing, and eventually they can't get themselves out of their shells when they molt, and they also have trouble getting enough food and avoiding predators when they get too big. if they had society, i bet lobster kings would be enormous and ancient.
wow that's a lot of words. so, basically, you want a term to say 'i'm straight, but i'd never date a trans person', but you want it to somehow shield you from any suggestions that you might be somewhat transphobic, and you want it to free you from any obligation or expectation to introspect and unlearn the transphobia that society has programmed you with?
i'm a fairly deft hand at pottery. i'm also decent at fiber crafts. depends when and where during the stone age, of course, that's a pretty big expanse. if i'm really lucky, i'd be in one of the many cultures with special spiritual roles for trans folks. i've also got good rote memorization skills, so i can help with oral history.
your country banned it? that's f-in wild. i had no idea governments anywhere gave enough of a shit about lemmy to censor it.
you could try petitioning your state, or using a vpn, but i doubt there's anything lemm.ee can do about it.
capitalism is the system whereby greed is raised above all other human impulses though. in most other systems, sure, people can be greedy, but they aren't rewarded for it, and people who aren't naturally greedy don't get pushed and trained to be greedy as the highest aspiration.
same for the others honestly. 'i was just following orders' is just what one says when you get called out for doing heinous shit so you can pass the buck to someone else in your organization.
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harsh. why?