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Marx when contradictions of capitalism:

That's a big assumption about who I am, what I do, and my abilities, isn't it?

You don't know everything, and your experiences aren't universal, you know

There have definitively been multiple times windows systems bricked themselves on me without it being my fault

It's not rarer than Linux systems bricking in my experience. In addition, Linux systems tend to be a lot more fixable, but with windows being just a black box sometimes you're just shit out of luck and have to reinstall

I don't know if that analogy fully works. Bees get safety, they get a maintained home, as a colony they get healthcare from pests and similar, they get security when things get rough

Yes, they do more work, but the beekeeper also cares for them, and ensures their survival to a greater degree

Not to mention, they're not caged, they're free to leave

Is this a regional thing? People don't really use she or he for animals here. I live in Europe for reference

Probably doesn't help that 'she' and 'dog' sound very similar in my language

Yes

It's worth to keep in mind that whether something is disparaging or not depends on the intention, and the context. Similar to how, say, "gay" can be used both positively and negatively, for example, "that's so gay".

So why do some people like it/its? You'd need to ask the relevant person, there can be different reasons that are ultimately personal.

But here's one way to think about it: We use 'it' for animals, right? Like if we have a dog, which we love, we often will still say 'it' for it, right? But that doesn't mean we value it less, or somehow objectify it, or treat it like an object. We still acknowledge and respect it as a living breathing feeling being, and yet we may still use 'it' for it. This may be one way people might think of using it/its for themselves, at least!

And also there's something about the vibe of it/its, I dunno, it's hard to describe, but it is kinda growing on me a little bit as well

Uh, did you try to use public transit at all?

That's fair, but unless what you do requires windows in some way (like, say, Photoshop), Linux tends to be better for productivity as well, if you learn it

But of course, I understand that it takes some upfront work and learning to change your workflow, so I don't blame people for not doing it

Oh neat! I've used this actually

Thanks for making mods :3

That's mostly what I was referring to in my latter paragraph, yes

But the important takeaway is that it's not the core of what pornography is

seeing violence is probably worse than seeing sex

Yes, I mean, one is (ideally) about two (or more) people enjoying time they have together in an intimate way, the other is about hurting one another maliciously. I certainly prefer one of these things to be more prominent than the other

There is a discussion to be had about stuff like objectification and porn that doesn't depict people like, consenting, and such, but at least in an ideal I'd much rather have media that focuses on pleasure and love than hate and suffering

"you keep messing with that thing and it'll fall off and you'll turn into a girl"

On one hand, fucking horrible thing to say on a child

On the other.. probably would not have the effect they would intend on a certin chunk of the population lmao