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by forward1 3y ago
> Firstly, there is no such thing as objective reality for humans What? This is just silly. You don't know the difference between hypothetical fantasy and real life, or are you just being hyperbolic? > Secondly, the principles th
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by forward1 3y ago
I do. I also happen to know people use Chrome because it's quality.
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by forward1 3y ago
I'm sorry you're insulted by your own inability to answer a simple question about your own entitlement. It must be very difficult for your to engage in difficult conversations, and I hope this wasn't too stressful for your fr
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by forward1 3y ago
So you're not aware of an ethical business, and cannot provide examples here. I understand, thank you for helping me drive my point home!
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by forward1 3y ago
"I have no counter-argument, so I'm just going to call the person I disagree with a silly name, because I'm upset and it is all I can do"
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by forward1 3y ago
> It should be very difficult to fire people, especially if you're making a massive profit. What is the basis of this opinion, though? What gives you this entitlement that companies must employ people if they're well off (acc
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by forward1 3y ago
Hedge funds trail index funds? What a hilariously and confidently incorrect take. I guess that's why hedge fund managers have billions in assets and are paid millions of dollars, to deliver sub-market returns. Yep, makes total sense.
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by forward1 3y ago
> But you shouldn’t be surprised when people are operating under a different framework when engaging with the world. The majory of people are idiots, so this part is almost certainly expected and acceptable. > If everything is unethic
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by forward1 3y ago
I don't think you know what "ad hominem" means, which somewhat accounts for the difficulty you'd had following this thread.
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by forward1 3y ago
What is incongruous or dishonest about it? You have provided no counter-argument, no alternative theory, only petulance at my recognition of the facts of your sad life.
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by forward1 3y ago
How much (less) in profit each year would Google have to make for you to consider them in survival mode? And also, what qualifies you to be the expert on their financial status and needs?
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by forward1 3y ago
You're right. We must be civilized and restrained from emotion. All anger is to be reserved for "Hate Week".
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by forward1 3y ago
> legitimate desire for truth or someone just looking to poke holes in the post What is the difference?
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by forward1 3y ago
I don't know why they couldn't include it in the article, but it appears to be https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.3c03899
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by forward1 3y ago
I believe it is you making the false equivalence. > you did not give me any criteria for a satisfactory "counter-argument". I had. Many times. I asked for examples of ethical businesses. None were materialized. Therefore my ass
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by forward1 3y ago
> ToR exit node FYI it is spelled Tor, not ToR and not TOR.
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by forward1 3y ago
Why does recognizing cruelty and injustice the world have to be "useful"?
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by forward1 3y ago
It does not matter what I think; objectively and indisputably my existence in the world, especially in a first-world country, has an enormously negative impact on the planet. And I'm an individual with a conscience - now imagine a busi
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by forward1 3y ago
Frankly, it is difficult to "address" a subjective opinion without having been given the criteria for a satisfactory answer. But I will try: being a responsible adult includes contributing to national defense.
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by forward1 3y ago
That is quite the tautology indeed! Well if it pleases you, dig in your heels and howl at the moon.
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by forward1 3y ago
What will stop me, or anyone for that matter?
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by forward1 3y ago
But you only quoted the first part of my statement and not the proof, which I did state: > All business [...] relies on hiding and externalizing costs of production unto the environment, a vulnerable population, or other forms of legal&#
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by forward1 3y ago
That is precisely my point though. Just to exist in this world is to have a negative impact on other humans, animals and the environment. The effect is magnified when you live outside of humans' ecological tropical niche as well. While
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by forward1 3y ago
It is telling the only example of an ethical business is a contrived hypothetical scenario entirely removed from objective reality. What makes it epically hilarious is it is also based on a completely false assertion "person b" ne
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by forward1 3y ago
Yet the true mental adolescence and gymnastics through this post is the abject failure to furnish even one example of a business which can be considered ethical, instead choosing to believe the false notion we can live, work and shop withou
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by forward1 3y ago
If it is rubbish, how come you cannot offer a counter-argument, or even an example of an ethical business, as I have asked for?
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by forward1 3y ago
Individuals are also responsible for their own reading comprehension skills.
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by forward1 3y ago
You're welcome to make a counter-argument for why an individual is entitled to something in this world, and I would welcome reading it.
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by forward1 3y ago
You are free to create your own asymmetrically powerful business entity to rebalance the odds, if you find them unfair.
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by forward1 3y ago
The inability for an individual to guarantee payment for necessities cannot be the fault of any company. Each capable adult must be held accountable and responsible for themselves in this world.

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