Hmm. I think lane-assist probably makes people worse at driving. Anything that lets people pay less attention on the road does, it trains drivers to be less alert. Adaptive cruise and automatic braking are probably a net benefit but “car safety” is not trending in the right direction.

Hating Communists has always been an acceptable form of bigotry. You don’t have to listen to what they say, just dismiss them (and insult them!) for wanting a world that doesn’t run on money.

Stop this ecofascist shit.

We can support the current population, it’s just not profitable or popular to do so.

Birthrates naturally level off as societies develop. Many are already seeing negative growth.

Our current standard of living is mostly predicated on offshoring the suffering and waste to the global South, but even that could be comfortably leveled off if we weren’t living under Capitalism.

We don’t need large AI farms, we need empathy. The techbros will not save us.

a bit arbitrary

This is pretty much the point I aim for whenever I talk about veganism. It is arbitrary, but strong proponents tend to frame it as an obvious moral truth. I’m with you: be aware of and grateful for everything that contributes to your life and livelihood.

My own brand of “harm reduction” means eschewing plastic whenever possible, this means leather and wool instead of polyester and vinyl (cotton and linen can’t do everything, and vegetable leather just isn’t durable)

re: “real vegans”

There’s more than one way to define veganism. Primary distinction: is it about avoiding animal products whenever possible or is it about minimizing animal suffering/exploitation whenever possible? (Sub-argument, what counts as “exploitation”?)

“keikaku means plan”

The current economy sucks anyway. Houses as investments, line-go-up disposable consumerism, rent-seeking, it’s all fucked if you aren’t born on top.

So we make interest illegal and the whole scam falls apart, got it.