RWDT XX: The System Is Kapp Putsch

[The Greater Ohio Valley]

This victim mentality and persecution complex on the behalf of someone else is super unsexy.

After all, it's just an Australian book website.

it's not on behalf of diop, its on behalf of all of us

If your political beliefs necessitates breaking site rules then maybe a place with a more laissez faire attitude towards that sort of thing would be a better fit for you.

I just report rulebreaking when I see it.

what are you, some kind of proto mod? you think because you "report it when you see it" they're going to give you the Cool Prefects Badge eventually?

stop it.

use your own native reason to decide when someone needs ot be silenced, like when theyre doing something that's going to cause another person to be harmed, for instance.

Ironic that a self described authoritarian would decry actions that they view as authoritarian.

[Questarian New Yorkshire]

it's not on behalf of diop, its on behalf of all of us

If your political beliefs necessitates breaking site rules then maybe a place with a more laissez faire attitude towards that sort of thing would be a better fit for you.

what are you, some kind of proto mod? you think because you "report it when you see it" they're going to give you the Cool Prefects Badge eventually?

stop it.

use your own native reason to decide when someone needs ot be silenced, like when theyre doing something that's going to cause another person to be harmed, for instance.

Ironic that a self described authoritarian would decry actions that they view as authoritarian.

sorry who are you?

[Imperium Romanum Sanctis]

I'm against the death penalty partially on the grounds of the risk of false convictions, a risk which can be somewhat mitigated but never entirely eliminated

I'm not defending the death penalty, but in instances where it is usually used there is most often a significant amount of time between conviction and sentence, with appeals being an option in that time.

Yeah, it generally takes more than a decade to execute someone after they've been sentenced.

Unless of course they don't appeal, it which case the timeframe is about six months. But that rarely ever happens.

[Questarian New Yorkshire]

also re smoking as I said earlier:

zizek once said there's no more real vice, drugs are practically legal, gambling is normalised, sex is fine as long as you are safe, drink is good for you in moderation only, the only true remaining vice is smoking.

smoking is really the last vice. but it's being stamped out everywhere, more or less. the next generation of people won't even know what it is let alone comprehend a world where most people were doing it/it was normal. I guess that's good but the idea of a world where all vice is more or less controlled, regulated and distributed is scary

[Remaris]

I'm against the death penalty partially on the grounds of the risk of false convictions, a risk which can be somewhat mitigated but never entirely eliminated

I'm not defending the death penalty, but in instances where it is usually used there is most often a significant amount of time between conviction and sentence, with appeals being an option in that time.

As I said, the risk of false conviction can be mitigated, but it's hard, if not impossible, to wholly eliminate it; what's more, having convicts remain on death row for an extended period of time whilst successive appeals go through as generally happens in the United States arguably adds to the inhumane nature of the punishment, given the psychological effects on the prisoner, and also undermines one of the common arguments in favour capital punishment, the argument that it's cheaper and more efficient than long-term incarceration.

[Imperium Romanum Sanctis]

also re smoking as I said earlier:

zizek once said there's no more real vice, drugs are practically legal, gambling is normalised, sex is fine as long as you are safe, drink is good for you in moderation only, the only true remaining vice is smoking.

smoking is really the last vice. but it's being stamped out everywhere, more or less. the next generation of people won't even know what it is let alone comprehend a world where most people were doing it/it was normal. I guess that's good but the idea of a world where all vice is more or less controlled, regulated and distributed is scary

Eh, cigarettes aren't necessarily being rooted out as much as they're being replaced. Vaping and smoking marijuana are becoming the new norm.

[Italios]

also re smoking as I said earlier:

zizek once said there's no more real vice, drugs are practically legal, gambling is normalised, sex is fine as long as you are safe, drink is good for you in moderation only, the only true remaining vice is smoking.

smoking is really the last vice. but it's being stamped out everywhere, more or less. the next generation of people won't even know what it is let alone comprehend a world where most people were doing it/it was normal. I guess that's good but the idea of a world where all vice is more or less controlled, regulated and distributed is scary

literally a solid 80% of people my age i know smoke socially, zizek has no fucking idea what he's talking about because he's actually 200

[Cekoviu]

also re smoking as I said earlier:

zizek once said there's no more real vice, drugs are practically legal, gambling is normalised, sex is fine as long as you are safe, drink is good for you in moderation only, the only true remaining vice is smoking.

smoking is really the last vice. but it's being stamped out everywhere, more or less. the next generation of people won't even know what it is let alone comprehend a world where most people were doing it/it was normal. I guess that's good but the idea of a world where all vice is more or less controlled, regulated and distributed is scary

literally a solid 80% of people my age i know smoke socially, zizek has no fucking idea what he's talking about because he's actually 200

jesus, where the hell do you live that that many younguns are smoking

[Questarian New Yorkshire]

smoking tobacco and marijuana arent similar at all

vaping though, I guess, but I dont think vaping will last

[Cekoviu]

smoking tobacco and marijuana arent similar at all

vaping though, I guess, but I dont think vaping will last

it had better fucking not

[Questarian New Yorkshire]

ime a lot of people "socially smoke" but that isnt enough to maintain the practice.

you need a core of pack-a-dayers or the industry will die probably.

[The New California Republic]

also re smoking as I said earlier:

zizek once said there's no more real vice, drugs are practically legal, gambling is normalised, sex is fine as long as you are safe, drink is good for you in moderation only, the only true remaining vice is smoking.

smoking is really the last vice. but it's being stamped out everywhere, more or less. the next generation of people won't even know what it is let alone comprehend a world where most people were doing it/it was normal. I guess that's good but the idea of a world where all vice is more or less controlled, regulated and distributed is scary

But by the same token, smoking if there happens to be weed inside the rollie (depending on where you are of course) probably gets less disapproving looks than if it had just tobacco inside, even though often folk mix a bit of tobacco with the weed for a more even burn etc.

[Imperium Romanum Sanctis]

smoking tobacco and marijuana arent similar at all

vaping though, I guess, but I dont think vaping will last

They're the norm in terms of drugs/addictions amongst the Zoomers. Millennials too, to some extent.

[Diopolis]

ime a lot of people "socially smoke" but that isnt enough to maintain the practice.

you need a core of pack-a-dayers or the industry will die probably.

That core is always going to exist.

[The New California Republic]

ime a lot of people "socially smoke" but that isnt enough to maintain the practice.

you need a core of pack-a-dayers or the industry will die probably.

That core is always going to exist.

Due to the decline of the uptake of smoking amongst the young in comparison to previous generations, there is a possibility that even the 20 a day smokers will die out eventually.

[Nap the Magnificent]

IIRC smoking cigs is going down, but e-cigs and vapoes have led to an increase in tobacco use by young adults, the first in a long time.

[Dylar]

Hot take: Smoking anything other than cigars or pipes is degenerate

[Cekoviu]

Hot take: Smoking anything other than cigars or pipes is degenerate

Fixed

[Dumb Ideologies]

Hot take: Smoking anything other than cigars or pipes is degenerate

What about cheese?

[The New California Republic]

IIRC smoking cigs is going down, but e-cigs and vapoes have led to an increase in tobacco use by young adults, the first in a long time.

Yes, here are the stats for high school students regarding what specific tobacco product they used:


I lol'd at the 1.1% of pipe smokers.

[Celritannia]

IIRC smoking cigs is going down, but e-cigs and vapoes have led to an increase in tobacco use by young adults, the first in a long time.

Yes, here are the stats for high school students regarding what specific tobacco product they used:


I lol'd at the 1.1% of pipe smokers.

Tut tut tut.
Where is the culture?

[Remaris]

IIRC smoking cigs is going down, but e-cigs and vapoes have led to an increase in tobacco use by young adults, the first in a long time.

Which is highly concerning, given the lack of scientific data on the long-term health implications of both. As substitutes for traditional cigarettes and a tool to help people quit, vaping and e-cigs were a positive development, but the trend towards non-smokers taking up vaping as a hobby is worrying.

Hot take: Smoking anything other than cigars or pipes is degenerate

I generally dislike smoking but I agree that cigars and pipes are the classiest way to poison yourself if that's really what you're about.

[The New California Republic]

Yes, here are the stats for high school students regarding what specific tobacco product they used:

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I lol'd at the 1.1% of pipe smokers.

Tut tut tut.
Where is the culture?

I used to smoke the 7.6% product, but way after I was in high school.

[Bear Stearns]

My biggest regret is that I didn't go ride out the coronavirus in St. Kitts

[Taihei Tengoku]

The dying "smoking" vs the vibrant "dipping"

The future belongs to mud jugs