Well yeah, OP was nitpicking the word "accused" rather than "convicted" when he was not, in fact, a convicted sex trafficker. Words matter, accuracy matters, especially these days...

Soliciting a minor wouldn't be considered as sex trafficking though, be would it? I agree though that this is a heinously cowardly description of the man...

Recently subscribed to Libro.fm as they seem to have a responsible business model and help me to support authors and bookstores I like even though I can't read many physical books these days. No complaints so far but I'll probably unsubscribe once I've gotten through the limited amount of audiobooks I'm interested in.

Well yeah of course you do and of course it does, for example if you're not skilled at using a hammer or if you're subcontracting the use of the hammer to someone that you need to ultimately review/oversee.

Yes, different tools do different things, good job for understanding that. The point being made here is that you can still use those different tools responsibly if you have the requisite knowledge and take appropriate care.

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I don't understand what your argument is. As far as advertisers are concerned, money is indeed the end goal and ultimate metric of success. So if advertising leads to more money, that is success as far as they are concerned. The philosophical outlook of the consumer does not pertain to this argument. But I think I'm misunderstanding your point so perhaps you could clarify?

Mountain biking. Ridiculously fun especially when you have good trails and a good bike.

There is a certified tape of him saying "grab them by the pussy" and lots of other extremely problematic behaviour that has been readily admitted to or else clearly indicated with verified evidence. Some things only have circumstantial or hearsay evidence—but it sure as hell ain't everything. By muddying the waters you are helping to weaken the case against him.

What did you switch to?

"zero factors that could effect that degradation"

So in other words, only a completely unrealistic estimate can be made? After all, our sun is not going to be the same in 5 billion years, so unless the material comes along with a solution to maintain the material's temperature (as per the manufacturer's website the longevity is temperature-dependent) then 14 billion years sounds rather unlikely.

France may not participate directly in imperialism these days, but it sure as hell has neocolonial and exploitative structures in place. E.g. see this Jacobin article.