Do you not understand what a spectrum is? It cannot be both binary AND a spectrum. Those two things are mutually exclusive. Bimodal perhaps (though I don't think it is in this case), but not binary.

[–] Forester@pawb.social 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Numbers are negative or positive unless they are zero

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Gender is also a spectrum, do you agree? So are you saying that means that if you're not a man, then you're a woman?

[–] Forester@pawb.social 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I think you have gender and sex confused. I also think that you're an authoritarian in denial spiraling and reaching for any straw to grasp or goal post to change to. Gender is not binary. It's fluid. But what would I know I'm just, the bisexual furry that you're responding to.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

You seem confused about what point is being made here... Maybe reread the thread?

[–] Forester@pawb.social 1 points 3 weeks ago

Funny how you think I'm confused but I started this entire thread. Maybe you're just being willfully ignorant?

[–] silasmariner@programming.dev 0 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Or you appreciate authority in some matters, but reject it in others. That's the point in the spectrum that rejects the simple binary.

Edit: just realised both my last posts were responding to you. I'm not stalking or weird shit I swear! It just happened I woke up with more opinions!

[–] Forester@pawb.social 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

If you appreciate authority, you're an authoritarian...

[–] silasmariner@programming.dev 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's a bit more nuanced than that irl. You may think rule of law is important and appreciate the authority of the courts, for example. Or you may think that someone had to pass the laws and appreciate the authority of the legislature in that regard. Institutions without authority are pointless, but they're not all inherently authoritarian unless you stretch that adjective to breaking point

[–] Forester@pawb.social 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Anti-authoritarianism A belief system that opposes authoritarianism, which is a form of social organization that favors obedience to authority. Anti-authoritarians often believe in civil liberties and equality before the law.

Aka I will live a moral life even if it is illegal.

[–] silasmariner@programming.dev 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This is fine if everyone is decent and righteous, but sadly many people aren't. There are lots of people who will happily steal, commit arson, kill etc etc. You need some system in place to handle this. You may think some laws bad or absurd, and indeed there have always been some terrible laws, but a system without any laws at all is totally dependent on the benevolence of individual agents. Once a society reaches a certain size, this tends to go a bit awry.

[–] Forester@pawb.social 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

You're literally missing the forest for the trees.

I'm not saying that enforcement systems are not required. I'm saying question authority and that it's ok to not follow unjust law.