luthis

joined 2 years ago
[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 1 points 2 years ago

I watched a great video on youtube that shows as executions are decreasing in the US, the amount of deaths by cop are increasing. Like they are just outsourcing the executions to the cops.

[–] luthis@lemmy.nz -4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I'm not really interested in the news source, it's the study that I want to question here

[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 5 points 2 years ago (3 children)

That's the thing about morality.. it's a spectrum and there's not always a definite right or wrong thing to do. Unless you are outsourcing your morality to an idealogy to do the thinking for you, in which case the question is pointless.

Instead of talking to the victim, maybe it was possible to talk to one of the women aside, and express your concern that this should be taken legally.

For your train question, the answer is obviously ("obviously") to save the person, because from your vantage point, it appears that person is not in their right mind and is going to take actions that will permanently impact their body or even kill them. I say "obviously" because if you change the train to gender reassignment surgery and the 'victim' is a teenager, then the question gets much more complicated.

I think when you make cut and dry rules about morality, then it becomes an ideology and you're not acting morally or amorally, you're following a script. And there isn't a definite line that can be drawn between having not enough and too many moral rules.

A lot of the time it needs to be a case by case judgement, because humans and life are complicated things that defy a complete moral categorisation.

[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Because he is a terrible person. Its nothing to do with evs

[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 1 points 2 years ago

I got mine from a Chinese dollar store for like $20 or less NZD. It's really not expensive and you can't put a price on safety. Even just wedging your phone between the dash and the windscreen using some blutak is effective.

[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 3 points 2 years ago

Modern western society, despite it's numerous flaws, is the best thing to happen to the world. Now if we could only sort out the excessive capitalism and climate change things, we would be in the clear.

[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 2 points 2 years ago

The thin futons are like that, I tested several in the store before I chose. The one I have is thick enough to not feel the bars. There is one thicker (it has more wool) that I would probably choose next time because the wool does compress over time. I don't really see the point of the thin ones, they were definitely uncomfortable.

[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 3 points 2 years ago

Goddam that dude's voice is annoying. Excellent points though, I'm going to investigate xmpp

[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 3 points 2 years ago

I slept on a futon at my grandparent's place and really enjoyed the comfort. It's also nice to be lower to the ground for some reason, and in general I love the Japanese aesthetic.

The base I bought can convert to a couch or into a sitting upright position which is nice for watching movies or reading. I unfortunately miss out on regaining floor space though.

[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 5 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Good to see another futon lover!

[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

This is the one I got, in case anyone wants to research: https://futonz.co.nz/latex-core-futon/

[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 2 points 2 years ago (4 children)

It depends on what you like. I purchased a custom made Japanese futon style mattress which is quite firm, and I really like it. It was a fraction of the cost of a typical mattress. Like, less than $1000 whereas really expensive mattresses can be almost $10k, maybe more.

I don't have back problems, but I think the futon with it's firmness helps with that. Neck problems could be caused by having too much or too little pillow.

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