Whirlybird

joined 2 years ago
[–] Whirlybird@aussie.zone 1 points 2 years ago

My yearly cost for Usenet is cheaper than one month of Netflix. Granted I already have 60TB of NAS set-up, which wasn’t cheap, but it has more than paid for itself.

Docker and the *arr programs have made setting it all up an absolute breeze too for anyone looking to get started.

[–] Whirlybird@aussie.zone 4 points 2 years ago

Doubled in price since launch. I don’t know how Disney fucked this up this badly tbh. Their back library is unrivalled. They could have just launched at their intended price because people are more likely to pay that than they are if you get to that point by constant price increases.

[–] Whirlybird@aussie.zone -2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Being against censorship = nazi fascist bigoted views now?

Goddamn you guys are so far gone it’s not funny. You don’t even see that you’re the fascists in this situation.

[–] Whirlybird@aussie.zone 1 points 2 years ago (10 children)

I do hope that you see how that same exact idea applies to all sides though, right? It’s basically saying that Nazis are allowed to use force to shut up the other side as well.

[–] Whirlybird@aussie.zone -3 points 2 years ago (12 children)

Yeah the irony of the people who call other people fascists just begging for censorship is hilarious. They don’t even see what they’re doing. They are the nazis in this situation. They’re the ones calling for violence against “terfs” and the murder of politicians and Supreme Court members.

[–] Whirlybird@aussie.zone 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

What “genocidal fascism” is currently happening against trans people? How many thousand trans people have been rounded up and murdered by the government in 2023? Tens of thousands? Millions already?

Going by your profile you’re trans, right? How many times have you escaped from the people rounding up the trans people to take them to their death?

There’s no genocide happening.

[–] Whirlybird@aussie.zone -1 points 2 years ago

And the riots that happen coz of the radicalised masses ?

Aren't these called "mostly peaceful protests" now? Or is that only when it's your "side" that's doing the rioting?

[–] Whirlybird@aussie.zone 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

No, not at all. Murder is an action that is illegal. Saying something isn't, no matter how much you disagree with it. I don't like people saying racist stuff, but I'm certainly not of the belief that they shouldn't be allowed to say it.

[–] Whirlybird@aussie.zone -5 points 2 years ago

My point is that just because you can't tolerate them it doesn't mean that they shouldn't be allowed to be presented. Like I said - give people the ability to block/mute people and let them self moderate what content they interact with and see. You don't like people saying "black people are sub human" and don't want to have a conversation with them to point out why they're wrong etc? Cool, block them. Problem solved.

I will discuss anything with anyone. I'll happily debate a racist to try and show them why they're wrong and being a piece of shit. I'll debate a flat earther to show them the facts that prove the earth is round. If/when the racist starts name calling and being disingenous I'll call them out on it and if they double down I simply block them - that's what I've done in this very thread when some guy started name calling and becoming abusive when we were 6 comments deep each in conversation. I disagreed with their viewpoint, but I would never want their ability to give their viewpoint to be taken away. Once it became clear that they were not interested in an actual discussion and just resorted to name calling, I simply blocked them and "walk away".

That is what free speech advocates want. Just because you're offended by something it doesn't mean it should be censored or banned. As Ricky Gervais said:

"I want people to stop saying that joke's offensive. I want them to start saying "I found it offensive" because that's all that it is. You're just telling me how you feel about it."

[–] Whirlybird@aussie.zone -2 points 2 years ago

lol "two spirit = third gender"

Those links say that the indigenous people used "two spirit" to refer to homosexuals. That's not at all like "self identifying".

[–] Whirlybird@aussie.zone -2 points 2 years ago

If he wants to let people have dissenting opinions, then he should at least add a downvote mechanic to the platform.

No, upvoting and downvoting needs to go away because it's just used to brigade and reinforce the circle jerk popular narrative.

All places like this should have are the options to report a post and to block/ignore/mute a poster. Those 2 options give everyone the ability to self moderate.

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