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Young girls are killing themselves every day over something you're saying "who cares" about

jMyles 1y ago
> Young girls are killing themselves every day over something you're saying "who cares" about ...I think this advances the point GP makes. We have allowed obsession over body image to take on religious proportions (falling off both ends of the spectrum, toward tiktok swimsuit edition on one end, and the burka on the other). Part of this obsession is the claim of ownership of every photon that bounces off one's skin until it is eventually captured by someone else's eye (biological or electronic). A healthy internet age is one in which we find comfort in our bodies, fitness in our habits, and security without needing to control every depiction of us.
scotty79 1y ago
Go after the people who make young girls think it's something they should do in that situation.
- array_key_first 1y ago
  The people making them consider suicide are the people snapping creepy shots of them and posting it online. This isnt rocket science guys, why are we all acting stupid.
  - scotty79 1y ago
    Do other apes want to kill themselves when their photos with no clothes on are taken? If not then it's some kind of sick culture that makes humans think in this manner. Fix that. It will need to get fixed eventually because technology won't go back. It will go forward faster and faster. Even the richest man on earth's (one of them) solution to related problems is a tall hedge around his property that he gets fined for. There ain't no going back.
    - array_key_first 1y ago
      Fix... The patriachy? You want me to fix the patriarchy? Again, let's stop playing stupid. And, while we're at it, let's stop suggesting "solutions" that we know we can't implement. There's a very simple solution we can do right now: don't take naked pictures of people.
      - scotty79 1y ago
        > Fix... The patriachy? You want me to fix the patriarchy? Sure. Also sexism, puritanism, security through obscurity and abrahamic religions while you are at it. It's long overdue. > There's a very simple solution we can do right now: don't take naked pictures of people. That's a very temporary solution since in a very near future everybody will have their pictures taken all the time and not necessarily in the wavelengths that stop at clothing for one simple reason, technology exists. Don't worry, you don't really have to fix anything. Just peacefully die and let the next generation grow up without your cultural burden. It's also a temporary solution but feasible for now since death is still a thing people do.
        array_key_first 1y ago
        > That's a very temporary solution since in a very near future everybody will have their pictures taken all the time and not necessarily in the wavelengths that stop at clothing for one simple reason, technology exists. What? No. You can't hand wave away absolutionism. You can't just say "well thing X will definitely happen!" That's not an argument, that's a belief. You've just told me your religion. Not an argument. There's absolutely zero fucking reason why we need cameras everywhere taking naked pictures of people. That isn't just inevitable - you literally just made that up. This "slow March towards tech gods" thing I see pisses me off beyond belief. Because people act like it's an argument or a style of logic. No. Its a religion. You're a scientologist. You don't need me, or hackernews, you need a fucking therapist. I mean, do you even hear yourself? You're saying we should be allowed to take as many pictures of nude women and girls as we want because you believe, some day, some Angelic tech will appear that will be omnipotent. Dude, you sound insane. Like legitimately insane. Also, the whole "well technology exists!!1" mindset is just so obviously fucking wrong and stupid. You know what other technology exists right now? Today? Guns. Does that mean I can shoot you in the face? Well the technology exists! Making murder illegal is a temporary solution! The real solution is teleporting to an alternate reality where evil does not exist! Come on.

> Young girls are killing themselves every day over something you're saying "who cares" about ...I think this advances the point GP makes. We have allowed obsession over body image to take on religious proportions (falling off both ends of the spectrum, toward tiktok swimsuit edition on one end, and the burka on the other). Part of this obsession is the claim of ownership of every photon that bounces off one's skin until it is eventually captured by someone else's eye (biological or electronic). A healthy internet age is one in which we find comfort in our bodies, fitness in our habits, and security without needing to control every depiction of us.

scotty79 1y ago

Go after the people who make young girls think it's something they should do in that situation.

array_key_first 1y ago
The people making them consider suicide are the people snapping creepy shots of them and posting it online. This isnt rocket science guys, why are we all acting stupid.
- scotty79 1y ago
  Do other apes want to kill themselves when their photos with no clothes on are taken? If not then it's some kind of sick culture that makes humans think in this manner. Fix that. It will need to get fixed eventually because technology won't go back. It will go forward faster and faster. Even the richest man on earth's (one of them) solution to related problems is a tall hedge around his property that he gets fined for. There ain't no going back.
  - array_key_first 1y ago
    Fix... The patriachy? You want me to fix the patriarchy? Again, let's stop playing stupid. And, while we're at it, let's stop suggesting "solutions" that we know we can't implement. There's a very simple solution we can do right now: don't take naked pictures of people.
    - scotty79 1y ago
      > Fix... The patriachy? You want me to fix the patriarchy? Sure. Also sexism, puritanism, security through obscurity and abrahamic religions while you are at it. It's long overdue. > There's a very simple solution we can do right now: don't take naked pictures of people. That's a very temporary solution since in a very near future everybody will have their pictures taken all the time and not necessarily in the wavelengths that stop at clothing for one simple reason, technology exists. Don't worry, you don't really have to fix anything. Just peacefully die and let the next generation grow up without your cultural burden. It's also a temporary solution but feasible for now since death is still a thing people do.
      - array_key_first 1y ago
        > That's a very temporary solution since in a very near future everybody will have their pictures taken all the time and not necessarily in the wavelengths that stop at clothing for one simple reason, technology exists. What? No. You can't hand wave away absolutionism. You can't just say "well thing X will definitely happen!" That's not an argument, that's a belief. You've just told me your religion. Not an argument. There's absolutely zero fucking reason why we need cameras everywhere taking naked pictures of people. That isn't just inevitable - you literally just made that up. This "slow March towards tech gods" thing I see pisses me off beyond belief. Because people act like it's an argument or a style of logic. No. Its a religion. You're a scientologist. You don't need me, or hackernews, you need a fucking therapist. I mean, do you even hear yourself? You're saying we should be allowed to take as many pictures of nude women and girls as we want because you believe, some day, some Angelic tech will appear that will be omnipotent. Dude, you sound insane. Like legitimately insane. Also, the whole "well technology exists!!1" mindset is just so obviously fucking wrong and stupid. You know what other technology exists right now? Today? Guns. Does that mean I can shoot you in the face? Well the technology exists! Making murder illegal is a temporary solution! The real solution is teleporting to an alternate reality where evil does not exist! Come on.