Phineaz

Stalin would like to disagree, you don't need capitalism for that.

Ebenso

To be clear: I don't know the paleontologist in question or what they did or didn't do. I don't even know my way around paleontology, aside from maybe the most basic education.

If I were in that position I really would prefer not to have to message this individual (or travel to Iran, or ...) to do some digging. And I understand being wary of someone who does. But I don't quite understand how that is placed on the pedestal as being friends or otherwise well acquainted with a know child molester and trafficker. Were they friends? Sure, avoid the scientist whenever possible.

But I do not see a fundamental wrong with asking nicely "Dear Mr., can I come and dig up your backyard because I think there are some important fossils?" Would it be wrong to dig up Charles Manson's back yard for that reason? State lands in Russa?

Dinge, die ich nicht auf meinem Bingo-Zettel stehen hatte.

You had me in the first half, not gonna lie.

I think this is still a majority opinion, but a lot of people don't exactly apply it uniformly. Lemmy (and Piefed, for that matter) is a bubble with a certain percentage of people who only consider this to hold true for people they consider "good".

I've seen some, imo, very VERY deranged takes on here about who "deserves" or rather "lost" their human right privileges, be it police officers, politicians, or people who inherited or otherwise obtained a lot of money.

She's French, of course she is. All French people are bi because of the Croissant which has two tops almost touching. It makes you instantly bi.

Nothing against you, but especially the last paragraph reads like the stuff I remember being said about a certain richest man in the world back then.

I read "athletes" at first and was like "woah there, I know they are obnoxious, but outing as trans because of fox?" and then I was very disappointed.