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bji9jhff ◴[] No.44607275[source]
It is sad that in 2025 this needs to be repeated: fiction is not real.

This statement imply that:

* Simulated violence is not violence.

* Simulated sex is not sex.

* Simulated sorcery is not sorcery

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nkrisc ◴[] No.44610770[source]
And yet it is possible to make simulations extreme enough I would not opposed to banning them. There are some things that should not be normalized in society.

It shouldn’t be payment processors doing it unilaterally, I’ll grant that. But I’m not (and I’m sure a great many more of a silent majority) wholly opposed to the outcome.

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Hizonner ◴[] No.44610823[source]
> There are some things that should not be normalized in society.

That attitude has recently become normalized, and I find it Concerning(TM).

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miningape ◴[] No.44610883[source]
Yeah, who gets to decide whats too far?

There's a similar issue with free speech - the moment you ban certain speech the door to banning your political opposition opens.

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encom ◴[] No.44610994[source]
From what I can tell, only one country in the world has free speech. Actual free speech. USA.
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1. bdangubic ◴[] No.44611072[source]
Thanks for this mate, REALLY needed this laugh on this fine end-of-grinding-workweek… Fantastic!!