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[–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 128 points 2 years ago (8 children) Kind of makes you want to stop obeying laws, doesn’t it? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 16 child comments replies: [–] stoly@lemmy.world 61 points 2 years ago (1 child) I once mentioned to my father that most people are likely felons without realizing it because everyone will have violated a whole slew of laws they are unaware of or that are obscure/unenforced. He, being a conservative, became angry with me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 22 points 2 years ago (1 child) I can probably come up with a dozen felonies and goodness knows how many misdemeanors I’ve committed in my life, and I’m definitely not a menace to society. None of these are violent or sexual in nature. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stoly@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago* Exactly. The worst thing that most people do as far as common laws are concerned is speeding. The real bad things that happen that are rarely enforced is spousal and child abuse, religious abuse, abuse from certain authorities, etc. These destroy lives. permalink fedilink source parent [+] riodoro1@lemmy.world 35 points 2 years ago (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] shani66@ani.social 11 points 2 years ago (2 children) God it feels good knowing we can actually say the solution to the world's ills out loud here. You'd get banned from Reddit and YouTube for saying the people ruining our planet need to stub their toes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Zamotic@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 years ago (2 children) You say that, and poof, 2 hours later that post is mysteriously "removed". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] shani66@ani.social 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) Weird i can still see it. Does lemmy save comments on a per instance basis or something? just checked it on a different device, fucking hell. people need to leave .world, its just another reddit and has been since i started browsing lemmy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JonsJava@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Could you tell me the post you're referencing? I would like to investigate this further for you. permalink fedilink source parent [–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 point 2 years ago It was removed here. I can only guess. permalink fedilink source parent [–] pinkdrunkenelephants@lemmy.cafe 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) !benjamingetthemusket@lemmy.cafe Feel free to say #eattherich rhetoric all you want there. I don't put up with .world's blatantly obvious corporate shill shit. EDIT: From the modlog, here's the deleted comment. If by breaking laws you mean setting the financial district on fire with executives still in those soulless highrise pieces of shit than yes, it kinda does. Imagine the world without what we are told to call “elite”. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CommunityLinkFixer@lemmings.world [B] 2 points 2 years ago Hi there! Looks like you linked to a Lemmy community using a URL instead of its name, which doesn't work well for people on different instances. Try fixing it like this: !benjamingetthemusket@lemmy.cafe permalink fedilink source parent [–] NegativeLookBehind@kbin.social 19 points 2 years ago I’m a commoner and I haven’t lobbied any lawmakers, so the law still applies to me permalink fedilink source parent [–] kozy138@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago I'm just this here: Eco-Defense permalink fedilink source parent [+] MotoAsh@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 3 points 2 years ago I haven't set anything on fire yet. permalink fedilink source parent [–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) You wouldn't download a car, a House, two beautiful women or their chi...you know a highrise I mean. You wouldn't download a highrise or a jet plane or two really hot babes. right? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Is…is this an option? Asking for a casual acquaintance. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago I don't know, have you guys developed the quantum teleportation reflux trackrowave transmission elometer yet? Cuz you're gonna need at least three of those in a bisiouscope to download anything of value really. And if you're looking at porn, dude, zoom out until the entire body is in view. It's a warning you must heed. Otherwise you better figure out how to get rid of body parts if you know what I mean. permalink fedilink source parent [–] stevedidWHAT@lemmy.world -4 points 2 years ago /s permalink fedilink source parent [+] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world -30 points 2 years ago (2 children) Get out of here troll permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] riodoro1@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Go to bed, you have a 12h shift at 6am tommorow. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world -8 points 2 years ago I do not, I woke up at 8:50 this morning. permalink fedilink source parent [–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think the voting system has established that you’re the troll. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I still think it's you. A lot of foreign actors want the U.S. system to collapse. Maybe you're not, but your earlier comment sure sounded like it. People are downvoting me bcz they misunderstood what my comment was directed at. I actually agree with the sentiment, but ignoring all of our laws outright is a good way to have no government at all. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Doesn’t it make you feel like the law is less important when all these rich cunts are breaking laws left and right, that would send you to jail real fast, and no one seems to do anything about it? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] stoly@lemmy.world 61 points 2 years ago (1 child) I once mentioned to my father that most people are likely felons without realizing it because everyone will have violated a whole slew of laws they are unaware of or that are obscure/unenforced. He, being a conservative, became angry with me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 22 points 2 years ago (1 child) I can probably come up with a dozen felonies and goodness knows how many misdemeanors I’ve committed in my life, and I’m definitely not a menace to society. None of these are violent or sexual in nature. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stoly@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago* Exactly. The worst thing that most people do as far as common laws are concerned is speeding. The real bad things that happen that are rarely enforced is spousal and child abuse, religious abuse, abuse from certain authorities, etc. These destroy lives. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 22 points 2 years ago (1 child) I can probably come up with a dozen felonies and goodness knows how many misdemeanors I’ve committed in my life, and I’m definitely not a menace to society. None of these are violent or sexual in nature. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stoly@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago* Exactly. The worst thing that most people do as far as common laws are concerned is speeding. The real bad things that happen that are rarely enforced is spousal and child abuse, religious abuse, abuse from certain authorities, etc. These destroy lives. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] stoly@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago* Exactly. The worst thing that most people do as far as common laws are concerned is speeding. The real bad things that happen that are rarely enforced is spousal and child abuse, religious abuse, abuse from certain authorities, etc. These destroy lives. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] riodoro1@lemmy.world 35 points 2 years ago (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] shani66@ani.social 11 points 2 years ago (2 children) God it feels good knowing we can actually say the solution to the world's ills out loud here. You'd get banned from Reddit and YouTube for saying the people ruining our planet need to stub their toes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Zamotic@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 years ago (2 children) You say that, and poof, 2 hours later that post is mysteriously "removed". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] shani66@ani.social 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) Weird i can still see it. Does lemmy save comments on a per instance basis or something? just checked it on a different device, fucking hell. people need to leave .world, its just another reddit and has been since i started browsing lemmy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JonsJava@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Could you tell me the post you're referencing? I would like to investigate this further for you. permalink fedilink source parent [–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 point 2 years ago It was removed here. I can only guess. permalink fedilink source parent [–] pinkdrunkenelephants@lemmy.cafe 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) !benjamingetthemusket@lemmy.cafe Feel free to say #eattherich rhetoric all you want there. I don't put up with .world's blatantly obvious corporate shill shit. EDIT: From the modlog, here's the deleted comment. If by breaking laws you mean setting the financial district on fire with executives still in those soulless highrise pieces of shit than yes, it kinda does. Imagine the world without what we are told to call “elite”. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CommunityLinkFixer@lemmings.world [B] 2 points 2 years ago Hi there! Looks like you linked to a Lemmy community using a URL instead of its name, which doesn't work well for people on different instances. Try fixing it like this: !benjamingetthemusket@lemmy.cafe permalink fedilink source parent
[–] shani66@ani.social 11 points 2 years ago (2 children) God it feels good knowing we can actually say the solution to the world's ills out loud here. You'd get banned from Reddit and YouTube for saying the people ruining our planet need to stub their toes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Zamotic@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 years ago (2 children) You say that, and poof, 2 hours later that post is mysteriously "removed". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] shani66@ani.social 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) Weird i can still see it. Does lemmy save comments on a per instance basis or something? just checked it on a different device, fucking hell. people need to leave .world, its just another reddit and has been since i started browsing lemmy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JonsJava@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Could you tell me the post you're referencing? I would like to investigate this further for you. permalink fedilink source parent [–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 point 2 years ago It was removed here. I can only guess. permalink fedilink source parent [–] pinkdrunkenelephants@lemmy.cafe 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) !benjamingetthemusket@lemmy.cafe Feel free to say #eattherich rhetoric all you want there. I don't put up with .world's blatantly obvious corporate shill shit. EDIT: From the modlog, here's the deleted comment. If by breaking laws you mean setting the financial district on fire with executives still in those soulless highrise pieces of shit than yes, it kinda does. Imagine the world without what we are told to call “elite”. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CommunityLinkFixer@lemmings.world [B] 2 points 2 years ago Hi there! Looks like you linked to a Lemmy community using a URL instead of its name, which doesn't work well for people on different instances. Try fixing it like this: !benjamingetthemusket@lemmy.cafe permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zamotic@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 years ago (2 children) You say that, and poof, 2 hours later that post is mysteriously "removed". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] shani66@ani.social 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) Weird i can still see it. Does lemmy save comments on a per instance basis or something? just checked it on a different device, fucking hell. people need to leave .world, its just another reddit and has been since i started browsing lemmy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JonsJava@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Could you tell me the post you're referencing? I would like to investigate this further for you. permalink fedilink source parent [–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 point 2 years ago It was removed here. I can only guess. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] shani66@ani.social 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) Weird i can still see it. Does lemmy save comments on a per instance basis or something? just checked it on a different device, fucking hell. people need to leave .world, its just another reddit and has been since i started browsing lemmy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JonsJava@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Could you tell me the post you're referencing? I would like to investigate this further for you. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JonsJava@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Could you tell me the post you're referencing? I would like to investigate this further for you. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 point 2 years ago It was removed here. I can only guess. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pinkdrunkenelephants@lemmy.cafe 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) !benjamingetthemusket@lemmy.cafe Feel free to say #eattherich rhetoric all you want there. I don't put up with .world's blatantly obvious corporate shill shit. EDIT: From the modlog, here's the deleted comment. If by breaking laws you mean setting the financial district on fire with executives still in those soulless highrise pieces of shit than yes, it kinda does. Imagine the world without what we are told to call “elite”. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CommunityLinkFixer@lemmings.world [B] 2 points 2 years ago Hi there! Looks like you linked to a Lemmy community using a URL instead of its name, which doesn't work well for people on different instances. Try fixing it like this: !benjamingetthemusket@lemmy.cafe permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CommunityLinkFixer@lemmings.world [B] 2 points 2 years ago Hi there! Looks like you linked to a Lemmy community using a URL instead of its name, which doesn't work well for people on different instances. Try fixing it like this: !benjamingetthemusket@lemmy.cafe permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NegativeLookBehind@kbin.social 19 points 2 years ago I’m a commoner and I haven’t lobbied any lawmakers, so the law still applies to me permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kozy138@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago I'm just this here: Eco-Defense permalink fedilink source parent
[+] MotoAsh@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 3 points 2 years ago I haven't set anything on fire yet. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 3 points 2 years ago I haven't set anything on fire yet. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) You wouldn't download a car, a House, two beautiful women or their chi...you know a highrise I mean. You wouldn't download a highrise or a jet plane or two really hot babes. right? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Is…is this an option? Asking for a casual acquaintance. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago I don't know, have you guys developed the quantum teleportation reflux trackrowave transmission elometer yet? Cuz you're gonna need at least three of those in a bisiouscope to download anything of value really. And if you're looking at porn, dude, zoom out until the entire body is in view. It's a warning you must heed. Otherwise you better figure out how to get rid of body parts if you know what I mean. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Is…is this an option? Asking for a casual acquaintance. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago I don't know, have you guys developed the quantum teleportation reflux trackrowave transmission elometer yet? Cuz you're gonna need at least three of those in a bisiouscope to download anything of value really. And if you're looking at porn, dude, zoom out until the entire body is in view. It's a warning you must heed. Otherwise you better figure out how to get rid of body parts if you know what I mean. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago I don't know, have you guys developed the quantum teleportation reflux trackrowave transmission elometer yet? Cuz you're gonna need at least three of those in a bisiouscope to download anything of value really. And if you're looking at porn, dude, zoom out until the entire body is in view. It's a warning you must heed. Otherwise you better figure out how to get rid of body parts if you know what I mean. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world -30 points 2 years ago (2 children) Get out of here troll permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] riodoro1@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Go to bed, you have a 12h shift at 6am tommorow. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world -8 points 2 years ago I do not, I woke up at 8:50 this morning. permalink fedilink source parent [–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think the voting system has established that you’re the troll. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I still think it's you. A lot of foreign actors want the U.S. system to collapse. Maybe you're not, but your earlier comment sure sounded like it. People are downvoting me bcz they misunderstood what my comment was directed at. I actually agree with the sentiment, but ignoring all of our laws outright is a good way to have no government at all. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Doesn’t it make you feel like the law is less important when all these rich cunts are breaking laws left and right, that would send you to jail real fast, and no one seems to do anything about it? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] riodoro1@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Go to bed, you have a 12h shift at 6am tommorow. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world -8 points 2 years ago I do not, I woke up at 8:50 this morning. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world -8 points 2 years ago I do not, I woke up at 8:50 this morning. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think the voting system has established that you’re the troll. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I still think it's you. A lot of foreign actors want the U.S. system to collapse. Maybe you're not, but your earlier comment sure sounded like it. People are downvoting me bcz they misunderstood what my comment was directed at. I actually agree with the sentiment, but ignoring all of our laws outright is a good way to have no government at all. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Doesn’t it make you feel like the law is less important when all these rich cunts are breaking laws left and right, that would send you to jail real fast, and no one seems to do anything about it? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I still think it's you. A lot of foreign actors want the U.S. system to collapse. Maybe you're not, but your earlier comment sure sounded like it. People are downvoting me bcz they misunderstood what my comment was directed at. I actually agree with the sentiment, but ignoring all of our laws outright is a good way to have no government at all. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Doesn’t it make you feel like the law is less important when all these rich cunts are breaking laws left and right, that would send you to jail real fast, and no one seems to do anything about it? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Doesn’t it make you feel like the law is less important when all these rich cunts are breaking laws left and right, that would send you to jail real fast, and no one seems to do anything about it? permalink fedilink source parent