okamiueru @ okamiueru @lemmy.world

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You.... can just install the steam client on just about any Linux distro?

Now I feel bad. I was being facetious.

Hm. I was thinking of the problem in terms of "what is", and not so much "what it looks like". SG-1 is a good example, where the argument is that there is no actual magic. Its "sufficiently advanced = looks like magic" not "... = magic".

I interpreted the question to consider actual existence of magic. So, I suppose it hinges on how "magic" is actually defined. Where I thought it would be some kind of forces / energy that is manipulated by will or tools. Hm... I suppose this is a lot more nuanced.

Isn't it always different things? "Magic" being a different set of rules for how the world works. Technology being the things that can be achieved given the rules. And, whether advanced technology is influenced and how, depend on those rules, lore and culture.

If for example magic is only available to some people with the ability or what not. Technology will always be available regardless.

Why do we need three different words for the same thing?

Yeh. No fault of course in of itself tho. Gimp developers have tried to make something, but it just hasn't materialised in the same way as Blender. Kudos for trying.

I've always disliked that this is called a "paradox". It's more of a linguistic issue more than logic. The statement is just as well "we dislike malice". No paradox there.

I go to office when I don't have to be productive. The factor is round 10x. As ridiculous as it sounds, one single good day at home equals about two weeks of normal days at the office

I think you skipped part of the sentence.

Problem is... It then gets reduced to you shooting at people, and people shooting at you. That's seems like lose lose situation.

I think they're referring to the online experience. Every single post about some "woman who does something intelligent / skillful", with enough attention (and it doesn't take much!), will contain guys being absolute shits.

Seems like the confusion can be attributed to assuming the discussion was limited to "being outside".

Not to mention that you know that exact typeface and pixel perfect location where letters can be, so it should be relatively easy to go through each possible subsequent character and match the pixelated value.

You're being a bit hard on yourself

One significant pro is the AUR.

It's not like the concept of using media as a source of misinformation and a tool for fascism has no historical precedent. What's absurd, is for it to be so black and white, and a bunch of finger clogged people going "nu-uh, dis different"

That's such a weird take, I'm not sure it's not an attempt at rage baiting.

They are both remarkably similar in that regard.

Whatever little overlap there is in that Venn diagram, is entirely encompassed by being a PoS.

Certain types of advertising is illegal where I'm from. In particular: political adverts of any kind, and ads that target children.

I never considered it all that much of a paradox. If anything, it's a linguistic contradiction. It's a question of whether we should tolerate someone (in-)directly causing/wishing harm onto others. It also doesn't matter whether they understand it themselves.

A lot of aspects that are considered "political", are arguably just "harm onto A that benefits B". I think it is right to call these out. Universal health care, education, affordable housing, etc. Take off the capitalistic monocle, and certain "rights" and "wrongs" are painfully obvious.