• dandelion@piefed.blahaj.zoneOP
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    10 hours ago

    such incredible insight, Rowling as an anti-trans activist is engaged in a genocidal movement which has of course a much larger scale of both number of people harmed and the severity of that harm

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      2 hours ago

      I hate Rowlings and her stupid and dangerous ideas, but I don’t think it is genocide? Or is it some pro iseaeli stance that makes you say that?

      I’m asking because I think it’s important to not use genocide for eveything bad because it just waters down the words meaning, and in the end when there is a “real” genocide people will compare it to lesser evils.

      Not saying you’re wrong, but I would like to know the reason behind you saying it!

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      7 hours ago

      It’s just utilitarianism. Utilitarian generally seems to piss off a lot of lemmites though; I thought people would have a more negative reaction to it here.

      (Btw I agree the number of people harmed is larger but I think it’s debatable whether or not the (per-person) severity of the harm is larger.)

      • 1ostA5tro6yne@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        5 hours ago

        utilitarianism: for when you need the worst possible take delivered in the most insufferable manner using the least amount of critical faculty to answer the questions nobody asked.

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          5 hours ago

          All that true and it works ™

          Now we just need people to listen to our hot takes and we’re set.

          • 1ostA5tro6yne@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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            5 hours ago

            funny thing is the last time i bothered thinking about utilitarianism was when i was reading about the zizians using it to justify murdering just whoever they pleased. i’m not convinced it works, it’s a school of philosophy for stupid pedants who want to feel smart and justified in whatever they already think.

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              4 hours ago

              well the zizians were obviously insane, nobody likes them. The rationalists disowned them, just like they disowned FTX.

              As a moral philosophy, I am not certain about utilitarianism. But outside of morality, if you’re going to have preferences, you might as well do the math.