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After the previous crap show debates that happened in 2016 with both candidates and the moderator trying to yell over each other, I think this is for the best.

Yeah, many subreddits have a bot that automatically bans you for making a single post in one that they don't like.

If by "democracy" you mean the broad philosophy of people having a right to decide the law for themselves in some way, then I would argue that it's better than even a "good" dictator. Dictators can be fickle, capricious, manipulative, and more while appearing to be utterly golden individuals outwardly. What happens when culture changes but the dictator doesn't like where it's going and refuses to change his ways? Is he still "good"? And as others have mentioned, how do you quantify "good" anyhow? You're appealing to a moral standard presumably outside the law, so what happens when that standard doesn't match what the people believe?

So like Facebook?

Lots of conservatives look at Trump's trials and think that the whole ordeal is a sham to keep him down. If anything, emphasizing him being a felon is going to embolden them in their persecutory beliefs. It isn't the zinger you seem to think it is, it just makes the justice system look illegitimate in their eyes.

Oh yeah, I forgot about that! I could swipe down on the fingerprint sensor to look at my notifications! That so boss, dude.

I trust my body to tell me that something's wrong. If my butt is giving me warning signs, I darn well better listen.

I mean, if Copilot can't be expected to provide truthful information, then why are they passing it off as a helpful AI assistant? What's the point of using it if it's just going to spew lies and slander? As some kind of satire generator? If so, why don't they market it as such?

If a fortune cookie company was printing inciteful and defamatory fortunes, then yes, they would be responsible for those.

Fairy tales, eh? Like that the universe could not have possibly created itself and all that came to exist must necessarily have an origin which we know as God? Or are you referring to the incredibly well-attested resurrection of Christ, which most people dismiss simply on the grounds that "I assume this is impossible, therefore it didn't happen"?

Christianity is a religion that's about sharing the love of God with everyone you know. There's harsh truths that come with that, yes, but does someone really love you if they don't tell you the truth? And how do you measure which ideas and concepts are "responsible" for human suffering? I could argue that the godlessness of the 20th century has led to the horrifying deaths of tens of millions of people in the 20th century and a depression/loneliness epidemic that's so agonizing that people are creating wonders of technology to cure it in their futile effort to deny the existence of their souls. If religion was itself responsible for so much suffering, then why were communist nations, which rejected religion entirely, the cause of so many deaths? Surely if religion is such an idiotic and backwards idea, rejecting it should lead to an utter paradise, right?

I outgrew my atheism over five years ago and I thank the Lord for it. There's plenty of room for you in this gathering too, fellow.

I am so, so looking forward to the legal quagmire that is pretty much anything involving AI.

we created the thing

we operate the thing

we make money off the thing

but pretty please don't hold us responsible for what the thing does 🥺

One of the worst things in my life is not knowing where my brain disorders end and where my personality begins. It feels like no matter what I do, I'm never good enough for myself.

I really miss the rear fingerprint reader on my Galaxy S8. It was so effortless to pick it up and touch the sensor at the same time whenever I wanted to use my phone. Honestly, I miss the retina scanner as well. It always worked better and faster for me than the face thing that most phones have.

Born Twice. It's the autobiography of a Green Beret fighting in the US military's most highly-decorated unit of all time, MACV-SOG. He read the audiobook himself, so if you go that route, it has a "Grandpa telling you stories" vibe to it, except that you're an adult now and he doesn't have to hold anything back anymore.

Maybe the real accessibility advocacy was the friends we made along the way.

I'm glad you're honest about what you think of me.

Jesus warned people very, very frequently against going to where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth AKA Hell. It was one of his favorite subjects.

Jesus told us not to judge others for the sins that we ourselves also commit. All the time we spend trying to decide the state of others' souls would be far better spent taking the logs out of our eyes before yelling at others about the specks in theirs. Other people's salvation isn't your problem, you can't force people to accept Jesus. (Especially after they have already died.) You can, and should, instead become a shining beacon of grace that attracts people to the faith.

Someone else mentioned whether or not Hitler is in hell. I really don't care if he is. It isn't my problem. Jesus saved a man who was right beside him in crucifixion moments before they died, but that doesn't mean I'm going to hang my entire faith on the salvation of a certain person.

If you're curious, you should read what some classical Christian writers have said about Hell. The best summary I can give is that it's a place of such unbridled, horrifying hatred that people will tear the flesh off their bodies and throw it at other people while burning alive because they hate each other so much.

I nuke Moscow. Can't fall out a window if there are no windows!