Quoting: gabberTo be frank: Sounds like a lot of NPC-buzzwords "democratic" and "equitable".

Trying to catch up on a backlog of articles, so caught this one kind of late.

Good points on this sounding more feel-good than having much substance. I'm not sure if there's any real difference between this and what came before. Whether a system claims to be "meritocratic" or "democratic", it's still prone to bias and sabotage through favoritism of whatever stripe, motivated by politics, or internal power plays. Ultimately, most groups fail when there's no direction and only a desire from those employed to milk that organization for all its worth, the original intent be damned: it's all about the money/power/influence instead of keeping what was good about the organization intact.

It's a natural cycle for most organizations, whether we like it or not. I hope there isn't anything untoward in this departure behind-the-scenes, but we'd never know if the dissidents were successful enough.

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Quoting: EikeWell, obviously, disallowing murder protects my freedom to live (and all other ones, as I couldn't use any when being dead). Enabling freedom through limitations is very, very broadly agreed upon. So the question usually is not if we want to limit peoples' freedom to protect other peoples' freedom, but just to what extend.

That's where most people differ, true. I'd prefer to maximize freedom and limit restrictions and government to a smaller, less bureaucratic state, but also acknowledge that every noble idea is capable of becoming corrupted over time, so there wouldn't ever be any perfect solutions. That said, if we were all cooperating more and seeing our similarities instead of differences, the sky's the limit for what we could accomplish.

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Quoting: adolson[...]I want a clean-looking grid of game art. I don't care about the rewards or review scores or whatever other non-title text is on there. I already bought the game. Stop selling it to me.

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Excellent point. It feels redundant at the very least, and an eyesore at the worst.

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Quoting: Mountain ManIn other words, you are opposed to freedom of speech because you wish to place arbitrary limits on what others are allowed to say.

Think the hypocrisy is a good point, though. There are people saying that you enable freedom through limitations on many different sides, but that's not really the case, it's all authoritarian in nature and overreaching.

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Quoting: EikeAs purple, I don't agree with you (there's other important harm), but it's at least a consistent standpoint.
Just the other day I saw someone thinking they would be defending freedom by forbidding gender aware speech by law.

Are they in a position to make their wishes happen on a governmental level or not? A lot of inflammatory words from people in general can be safely ignored unless this person has the power to implement change you're against.

That's why I was suggesting actively trying to make changes to laws in the first place. If it's disturbing you, DO something about it instead of worrying that people say or believe things antithetical to your beliefs, since those people will always exist. It's turning something you can't do anything about into something you could possibly change for the better.

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Quoting: EikeWhat happened?

Windows-only DLC when the main game is also on Linux. (edit for clarity)

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Quoting: Purple Library Guy... it's generally obvious the modern conservative conception of free speech involves nobody else being able to have it.

I don't care what you choose to say or where you choose to do so, you should be allowed to say it without any arbitrary limitations. So long as that speech doesn't cause physical harm to someone else, it should be permitted.

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Quoting: Theodis...

If you don't have political aspirations to change the status quo, then that's as good as giving up. You're assuming helplessness to a situation when you're likely not whatsoever. If this is a worthy cause to you, you need to sacrifice to make what you want happen. That may mean putting a potential target on you and your loved ones. That may mean people will be unhappy with you. That may mean you become a political dissident and end up arrested or stigmatized unjustly.

Hasn't this already happened enough times in the world's history that we can see a pattern? The ones who never give up despite the massive odds against them tend to win.

"But THIS side did THAT!" kinds of comments are not a solution for anyone. Nor are they an opening to dialogue or negotiation. It's railing against "the other side". It feels good and powerful in the moment. But it doesn't win any hearts and minds that weren't already agreeing, so the usefulness is limited.

I want people to talk to one another like fellow human beings again. No more blaming, no more accusations, but really speaking and understanding one another. Maybe that's a pipe dream, especially online, but it's definitely worth fighting for, in a small, limited way.

Think about people as people, instead of your enemy. It wasn't always like this.

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Quoting: TheSHEEEPAt least for sequels/DLC I don't see why that would be so bad.

Binding of Isaac: Repentance anyone? (know that's a Linux-only case, but it was still a dick move)

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Quoting: TheodisAttacking people for something they have no control over vs being attacked over holding a view. One of these is hate speech and the other is not.

Nobody can stop you from being gay, lesbian, bi, trans, whatever else. Nobody can stop you from expressing yourself in any way you please.

But nobody is obliged to support what you do in this life. I expect fully to encounter people who find my way of life (which is non-traditional by the vast majority, to be purposely opaque) repugnant, disgusting and corrupting to children. I don't associate with those people who believe that about me, some of them family, and online people don't matter, they aren't my family, they aren't my friends, so what they say doesn't matter at all.

If you can't unplug from the virtual square, you're missing out on what life really means. I'd rather a million online strangers hate me so long as my family and friends do not, because they can't stop me from being who I am outside of the screen.

Get into politics yourself if the concern is troubling new laws. Start at the bottom if you want to affect change in a meaningful way that isn't limited to scoring internet points. Try school boards and trustee positions, then it can grow from there. Then you'd be actively promoting and protecting your own beliefs instead of insisting some strangers support you, which doesn't do very much.

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