Iceblade02

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[–] Iceblade02@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

That's not how I read the comment, and I very much doubt that's how it was intended or how most people interpreted it.

[–] Iceblade02@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Just keep in mind, we (men) are anything but a monolith. Setbacks can definitely feel disheartening, that's how life is, but we get back up again and keep on going.

Finding someone good for you can take time, but I'm sure you'll get there in the end.

Btw, don't write off irl meetings via hobbies & such. 20-somethings usually are a lot more mature than teens.

[–] Iceblade02@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (4 children)

This comment has received several reports, but I am not going to remove it – it is polite and to the point in answering OP's question.

Yes, honesty can feel hurtful to some, no, it's not breaking any rules of Lemmy.world or this community (in my view as moderator).

Remember to be excellent to each other.

/Ice

[–] Iceblade02@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

Yes on all accounts - I think freedom of thought and expression are linked to a great extent. We form and develop thoughts and ideas by expressing and discussing them, especially when it comes to more advanced concepts that benefit from group insights.

[–] Iceblade02@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

They are tied, because the other two freedoms are intrinsically linked to the first. If a thought is not permitted to be expressed, then it is, for all intents and purposes, prohibited.

Consider how often you forget something. I write things down to remember them. If that thought, expressed, were considered criminal, then it becomes a limitation also on thought itself.

[–] Iceblade02@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

calls to violence, hate speech, and medical misinformation in the name of protecting its citizenry. I don’t think it can ethically suppress other kinds of expression, especially political express, most especially criticism of the government.

...and yet political expression and both "calls to violence" and "hate speech" are overlapping. Is a call to revolution not the ultimate criticism of the government? (but also inherently violent?)

Who gets to decide what is hateful, violent or misinformation? How do we prevent the tools used to regulate dissemination of these types of expression from being applied against other things, or the definitions of the terms from being changed/drifting over time? (Consider for instance statements regarding transgender individuals somehow getting covered by medical disinformation laws...)

I think a voluntary community, however, can ethically set much narrower limits on expression within community space.

I agree, I think this could be applied even regarding non-voluntary spaces.

However, if a forum has a sufficiently large number of members amongst the population, I believe it should be considered a public space (and have these freedoms apply), hence taking away the power of controllers of large platforms to dictate/limit/direct the public discourse.

[–] Iceblade02@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

should have the ability to restrict hate speech and threats of violence

Who decides what is considered hate speech and threats of violence?

The rest of your comment indicates you're aware of the vagueness of these terms (and existing instances of regulatory abuse).

[–] Iceblade02@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

IMO any sufficiently large online platform should constitute a public space for purposes of these freedoms, essentially removing the ability of individual organizations to direct public discourse through platform ownership.

 

It seems to me a repeating pattern that once freedom of thought, speech and expression is limited for essentially any reason, it will have unintended consequences.

Once the tools are in place, they will be used, abused and inevitably end up in the hands of someone you disagree with, regardless of whether the original implementer had good intentions.

As such I'm personally very averse to restrictions. I've thought about the question a fair bit – there isn't a clear cut or obvious line to draw.

Please elaborate and motivate your answer. I'm genuinely curious about getting some fresh perspectives.

 

The linked opinion article was written in response to this opinion article in the NYT.

[–] Iceblade02@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago

This is what inevitably happens when freedom of thought, speech and expression is limited for essentially any reason. Once the tools are in place, they will be used, abused and inevitably end up in the hands of someone you disagree with.

[–] Iceblade02@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Yes!

FM radio has to compete with (free) Spotify nowadays given that 4g coverage is pretty ubiquitous, at least where I live. This means they can't stuff too many ads in there.

[–] Iceblade02@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Managed to find someone who would host us for the night. Thank you very much for referring us to the site :)

[–] Iceblade02@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Quickest, simplest fix would be to treat borrowing against unrealized capital gains as income for tax purposes.

 

Hi folks!

We're three students who'll be travelling through Germany by car later this week. Arriving to Travemünde in the middle of the night (01) by ferry. We'd very much like to just catch just a few hours of rest somewhere before continuing on towards the Netherlands so we aren't driving whilst sleepy.

What we've found online regarding resting in the wild is confusing at best. We'll have sleeping bags and tents although it is possible (if rather uncomfortable) to sleep in the car.

Any tips or advice would be much appreciated, thanks :)

(keep in mind we're trying to travel cheaply)


Update>

We found someone via 1nitetent.net who was willing to host us for the night. Thanks so much for the help everyone :)

 

It's a 4-cyl I4 petrol engine ('95 Mazda 626) with a ticking noise that matches with revs. I've had it for a while and it seems to be getting louder as time goes on. It doesn't go away even after longer drives.

The workshop I've used previously haven't highlighted it when I had the car in for an inspection, but after a recent incident it seems like they're rather incompetent unfortunately so I'd like some advice on this!

Thanks :)

#update x1

Spoke to the shop again and fished a bit for info. Guy at the desk re-confirmed that the gaiter was busted when I went there, and got rather apologetic when I pointed out that it wasn't.

They claim that they did notice the lifter tick but said that "it's common for older cars but you don't need to worry about it, and it's a lot of work to fix it", hence why they didn't point it out.

I'll probably postpone looking into this fully until after the road trip.

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