If we’re going to ban fossil fuels 100%, we need EVs to work for everyone.

Why? We’ve made THOUSANDS of changes to society over the last century that did not work for everyone, but where a lot of them benefitted the (vast) majority. We should continue having that as the aim. The idea that a solution (for ANY problem) exists that works for literally 100% of the population is silly.

What, exactly, makes France “a shit country”?

How do we ensure that there’s still a sane part of the internet a few years from now? Will we be able to? Or will everything from the Fediverse to Wikipedia have been completely lost to this?

If I was ever going to just text random numbers, this is the right kind of shit to send

Pedo bears*

Is there any justification in folks selling crap unhealthy junk food? It has any number of ingredients that are harmful to humans short and long term. It is addicting and habit forming. The health consequences on a macro level hurt society.

Plenty of food additives are illegal, so we’ve already decided that to some extent regulation there is OK.

There are any number of sometimes pleasurable but undeniably harmful things sold for a profit. I’m not saying I think gambling should be legal, but I am pointing out that it’s a slippery slope re: what crosses the line?

Going down that slippery slope, why are recreational drugs illegal? We’ve drawn plenty of lines already, and I’ve never heard anyone defend gambling with an argument that isn’t “but my liberty” or “it’s going to happen whether it’s legal or not”.

For the record, I believe in the legalisation of drugs that do not have: A) Massive addiction-causing traits and B) Enormous health detriments

I don’t spend money on gambling but I do sometimes spend money on other things I know are bad for me. Is the answer to outlaw unhealthy things?

As we’ve already done, the answer is to find the limit for what is acceptable and regulate based on that limit. The limit changes with time and society (see: pornography, cannabis), but I believe gambling as a corporate profit option should be outlawed.

It’s not just the capitalists that want to make money - there are people who WANT to gamble. Make it illegal it will still happen - just without regulation. Prohibition didn’t work.

If gambling must exist, allow non-profit gambling operators and ban the rest.

Sorry, what? The other side of this coin is not regulating companies like OpenAI and them using their enormous level of influence to push whatever they want. When a large part of the population uses these platforms, and any (political) query always gets replied to with an answer that fits what they want to achieve, what happens?

The potential power these AI companies hold is horrifying. They absolutely should be regulated.

Ok, but if we take a step back, is there any justification for this kind of gambling remaining legal, outside of a capitalist view?

Ugh, yes, the inability to block artists or songs is so annoying. I don’t understand why they don’t have this feature, it seems like it shouldn’t be too hard to implement

And in the sum of everything, does this make up for the money we all lose when making transactions into the Eurozone? From someone buying from a German webshop to Netto importing products, everyone pays an exchange fee.

Some cities are looking at banning Airbnb type rental outright and I think it’s the right way to go for tourist hotspots.
I thought Airbnb was a great thing when it started, but the current state is unsustainable, so get rid of this kind of rental in hotspots and maybe we can find a better solution in the future.

There’s a few member states which hasn’t agreed to adopt it, but that’s because they joined before it existed

Yeah, like our little country, Denmark, where we just have this even worse deal of pegging our currency to the Euro. So we get none of the benefits of having the Euro, and all of the downsides of not having our own currency. Pay exchange fees every time we buy from other countries, can’t manage the valuation of our currency…

… 32 years later?

I’m so with you on this one. I keep having the same couple of artists that I loathe injected in my random playlists because according to Qobuz they’re similar to the ones I generate playlists based on

Having to go out of your way AND not being faced with ads everywhere for gambling will mean less people having to deal with the effects. How is this supposed to be a bad thing?

You’re essentially saying “because there are ways to circumvent the law, let’s not improve the law at all”.

Do you get paid a salary, or is it a commission per post/comment on behalf of the IDF?

I had to scroll so far down to find this sentiment. I support your view 100%. Prison as an example should be about attempting reform, not cruelty and sadism.

In case anyone else is confused: 180 degree rule

No, it still works. Because with the foreskin it’s the same, there are also rare cases where there is a medical justification. My cousin had his removed as a teen, on medical grounds. We’re Danish, so it wasn’t some religious or cultural push.

They literally just said so:

Eminent domain,[a] also known as land acquisition,[b] compulsory purchase,[c] resumption,[d] compulsory acquisition,[e] or expropriation,[f] is the compulsory acquisition of private property for public use. Wikipedia - Eminent domain