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Xenophobia is to racism what homophobia is to ... ?
  • Fears also takes more forms than staying away from something. People with what you might define as more conventional phobias would avoid the thing they don't like (maybe spiders), many would hate the thing and others may even seek to destroy it.

  • European Union set to revise cookie law, admits cookie banners are annoying
  • I think enforcing some universal API for this would be a decent compromise. This would allow browsers to handle the UI which means the user can set a global preference or set it per site. At the very least the UI would be uniform so you wouldn't have to fight dark patterns trying to disable them.

  • Starbucks accused of rigging payments in app for nearly $900 million gain over 5 years by consumer watchdog group
  • This sounds reasonable to me. Starbucks is everywhere. But when you do have options they're far from the top choice.

    You could have a look around to see if you have any local coffee roasters and then find out who they supply to try and get something a lot fresher.

  • Starbucks accused of rigging payments in app for nearly $900 million gain over 5 years by consumer watchdog group
  • I know too many people that think Starbucks is the only place that makes good coffee and refuse to go anywhere else. No, you like strong roasts, lots of sugar, and plenty of advertising, most of which you can get anywhere else if you just ask.

  • What is Something Scientific that you just don't believe in at all?
  • I'm not an expert by any means but just happen to have some knowledge on the subject.

    It really depends on the condition, how severe it is and if there are any compounding issues. Take something like depression as an example. In my country, UK, you'll often end up on antidepressants, and get a referral to a specialist if you're lucky. The specialist likely won't have the funding or at least a huge backlog of patients to work through so they'll be trying to get you out on your own as soon a possible, which means getting you to 'good enough'. As a result you'll likely remain on antidepressants when continued therapy would be much more beneficial and could take you off the medication. Drugs are cheap but time with a therapist is not.

  • What is Something Scientific that you just don't believe in at all?
  • The problem with psychiatry is that it's expected to have quick fixes like other schools of medicine. Often the conditions are chronic and the treatment is long term at best which makes it slow and expensive. Drugs can help in the short term but they're often not able to be replaced by correct treatment due to funding.

  • What is your best story when you were in a foreign country?
  • Fun stories like this remind me why my country (UK) just never feels connected to Europe. We've got this amazing continent on our doorstep but the poor state of our language education prevents many from feeling comfortable to explore it. I would love to share a story like this.

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  • In Rowling's case it seems to be due to her being alive and directly benefiting from the financial success of her work. Pirating seems like a fair compromise. "I like what you make enough to consume it, but don't like you enough to pay for it"

    Maybe good creators are just horrible people

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  • I don't agree that this type of response is productive, there's a lot more nuance to these arguments. It is however interesting which things we're no longer allowed to like. Disney for example, despite their history of anti-Semitism don't nearly get as much hate as they deserve and at a time where even suggesting something that Israel did to Gaza is bad becomes conflated with hating Jews

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  • Thanks for the perspective. I'm not a member of the community (or much of a potter fan, other than enjoying the movies as a kid. Nostalgia) so it's probably a lot easier for me to separate author from work.

    It just concerned me that people would be unintentionally flagging themselves as an adversary. The generalisation also seemed unfair and alienating in the same way many marginalised groups are. I do understand though that one side is something you enjoy and the other is something you are.

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