smuglord libertarian-approaching

  • Dort_Owl [they/them, any]@hexbear.net
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    24 days ago

    “This thing was common in the past so its OK to do now” is such a weird leap of logic.

    OK, it was normal to throw piss out the window in the past too, should’ve we kept doing that?

    God forbid human intelligence improves over time and realizes “Oh shit this sucks and is harmful, we should stop doing that.”

    • Dessa [she/her]@hexbear.net
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      24 days ago

      Not to mention that very young mothers tend to have more complications, which would make them less suitable it in times of high pregnancy mortality.

      IIRC some people married younger in the past but if the bride was young, pregnancy wasn’t really attempted until she was a bit older.

    • Le_Wokisme [they/them, undecided]@hexbear.net
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      24 days ago

      OK, it was normal to throw piss out the window in the past too, should’ve we kept doing that?

      andrew cuomo shouldn’t be able to walk anywhere in nyc without piss being dumped on him