Sirsnuffles

@Sirsnuffles@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Too many products are easier to throw away than fix—consumers deserve a 'right to repair'⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I’d argue security updates are not needed too.

  It depends on what the device is used for.

  Most security concerns nowadays are from users giving easy access to nefarious people. Usually easy passwords that can be collected from social media.

  I’d also argue that corps like Microsoft, Google, Apple etc, can have far more nefarious intentions than some random hacker. Even if it’s just data leaks. There is safety in a crowd. But when corps control the crowd… That’s more of a reason to raise security concerns.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Too many products are easier to throw away than fix—consumers deserve a 'right to repair'⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Software shouldn’t be locked.

  The manufacturer should stand by their products.

  Products don’t need constant updates.

  There is a point to repair.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨it's weird that we are prepared to die for democracy, yet willingly enter dictatorships daily for work and spend the majority of our waking lives with people we vaguely know⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I have my ideas.

  What’s your job?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why shouldn’t firearm manufacturers be held accountable for the use of their weapons in crimes?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I’d double down and say that maybe we shouldn’t be driving cars. There are other methods of moving from point a to point b.

  This position isn’t exactly practical, yet, but it is consistent.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why shouldn’t firearm manufacturers be held accountable for the use of their weapons in crimes?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  The car has a number of safety mechanisms to prevent death. A gun does too - but, that is to prevent it’s intended use.

  The car is regulated to prevent death. Although, not nearly enough. We have licences, registration, regular maintenance and checks. That are enforced with

  The car is designed to move people and things from point a to point b. That is it’s function. There is a side effect of that function, that it can kill people.

  If the cars manufacturer had installed a spiked bullbar in a line of new cars. I think it would be fair for litigation to be directed at that manufacturer to determine the function of that bullbar. Because it seems like the intention is to make it easy for people to kill people.

  The guns function is to kill. Plain and simple. The manufacturer has the intention to make tools to kill.

  The cars function is to drive. Plain and simple. The manufacturer has the intention to move people and things around.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨it's weird that we are prepared to die for democracy, yet willingly enter dictatorships daily for work and spend the majority of our waking lives with people we vaguely know⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Factory worker.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨it's weird that we are prepared to die for democracy, yet willingly enter dictatorships daily for work and spend the majority of our waking lives with people we vaguely know⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I would starve without a job. (without welfare, in some countries, this is not enough)

  There is an order of magnitude here. In a way, I’m being hyperbolic. But I do want to highlight the similarity between the two.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨it's weird that we are prepared to die for democracy, yet willingly enter dictatorships daily for work and spend the majority of our waking lives with people we vaguely know⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Sorry.

  Directorship*

  Functionally, they are the same.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why shouldn’t firearm manufacturers be held accountable for the use of their weapons in crimes?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Yup.

  I’m not American. This has been standard procedure for the 3 countries I call home. You need a gun licence - and it’s pretty stringently assessed.

  I don’t need to abide by American constitutional bullshit. There is no tap dancing from me.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why shouldn’t firearm manufacturers be held accountable for the use of their weapons in crimes?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Can’t hurt their profit margins, of course they would say that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why shouldn’t firearm manufacturers be held accountable for the use of their weapons in crimes?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m not arguing about the proportion of guns that kill things or not.

  I’m merely stating that the purpose of a gun, is to kill. Otherwise, they wouldn’t.

  Target practice, is practicing to kill.

  I’m not American, I don’t need to abide by your bullshit constitution.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why shouldn’t firearm manufacturers be held accountable for the use of their weapons in crimes?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  The manufacturer is making a tool with the intention of killing.

  You have a point. But you are skipping a road of reasoning here.