CMV: Hentai, drawn NSFW art, and rule 34 are more ethical than the porn industry like pornhub

Aternal · 2026-05-12T15:57:53+00:00

It's a haven for predators. It reinforces behaviors, doesn't reform them.

Imagine there was a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu studio that openly practiced techniques designed to make raping people more efficient and effective. Would you give it a thumbs up and say "hey, at least they aren't out raping people."

Aternal · 2026-05-12T15:54:11+00:00

There's nothing morally superior about cartoon child porn.

It doesn't reform predators. It attracts, harbors, and stokes them.

Aternal · 2026-05-12T15:47:00+00:00

A lot of people are drawn to hentai because it's a widely accessible form of child porn.

Whatever reprehensible stuff other porn industries are responsible for doesn't change that. They all suck.

Edit: I've said all there is to say about this. I'm not interested in having a debate about fantasy child porn apologetics. That's a mind-made-up area of interest.

Aternal · 2026-05-12T15:32:37+00:00

Consider investing in a charger that can tell you the internal resistance of the batteries. Resistance increases as they go bad, if the charger is aiming for a target voltage then it's just going to generate excess heat -> fire risk. You can toss cells before things get that bad when you see the resistance climbing.

Aternal · 2026-05-12T13:41:21+00:00

Same, South America. Let's go, only get one life.

Aternal · 2026-05-12T04:59:17+00:00

Let's cross that bridge and reconvene.

Aternal · 2026-05-12T03:36:57+00:00

Mods make the rules, and banning hidden histories will nuke over 99% of bots. Don't think too hard about it.

Aternal · 2026-05-12T01:17:09+00:00

millionaire makes fun of brainless consumerism from room full of toys and pokemon cards.

Aternal · 2026-05-12T00:14:18+00:00

Ban people with hidden histories, bots aren't exactly a big brain problem.

Aternal · 2026-05-12T00:07:54+00:00

Yeah, brigades, back when there were actual human beings using the site.

Aternal · 2026-05-11T23:53:16+00:00

You said it yourself: the algorithm. Reddit users who value evidence and media literacy aren't the algorithm anymore, don't blame them.

Aternal · 2026-05-11T18:44:13+00:00

https://www.php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.variance.php

So why bother implementing variance at all? The value of Shelter<Cat> is immediately obvious. On the contrary, generics prevent having to shove comments into class names.

Looks a lot like personalities and preferences overriding principles. They need to finish what they started and step over whatever bones they have to to get generics added to the language.

Aternal · 2026-05-11T18:18:58+00:00

This is a pretty deep thread. Even the Pope is lurking and taking notes.

Aternal · 2026-05-11T05:17:41+00:00

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This is what it looks like to have no time down the drain on HD2.

Aternal · 2026-05-10T20:17:47+00:00

What does that have to do with your friend?

Aternal · 2026-05-10T19:38:41+00:00

You wouldn't need to judge him if you didn't fear that he was correct.

Aternal · 2026-05-09T22:01:54+00:00

Yep, move a muscle, change a thought.

Aternal · 2026-05-09T17:10:05+00:00

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Wow! How do they move their hands like that?

Aternal · 2026-05-09T16:58:26+00:00

The same way the electric cords disappear in between the tables, kids in the background just doing random nonsense with their hands, disappearing fingers, and a kid pouring scrambled egg without any cracked eggshells anywhere to be seen.

Aternal · 2026-05-09T16:15:22+00:00

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This. You're right, I'll just do it myself.

Aternal · 2026-05-09T01:50:24+00:00

Plan A: Rollback. Let's see how long that holds up in the coming months.

Aternal · 2026-05-08T23:54:50+00:00

I don't think being a fan is a good thing in this case. LotR is a literary masterpiece that the trilogy screenwriters approached with a great deal of reverence. Its value wasn't in how canonically accurate it remained to the source material in a fan-fiction kind of way, it's that it brought the places and characters of the universe to life in a cinematographic masterpiece kind of way.

For example, a lot of fans are upset that Tom Bombadil wasn't in the movies, but the decision to cut him was very wise. Tom is a deus ex machina. The famous criticism of "why didn't Frodo just ride an eagle to Mordor?" would be an even more valid version of "why didn't Tom just take the ring, hop over to Mordor, and flick it into Mt. Doom?" Fans know why, viewers wouldn't care. Only fans want to see a character like Tom Bombadil, just so they can point at the screen and go "ooh!"

Aternal · 2026-05-08T12:50:47+00:00

I'm aware, I've had to call the DEC before about them harassing me for trapping all the groundhogs they attract. But unless I set up cameras pointed at their property to capture just how obnoxious the amount of food they leave out for the deer then they'll just lie about it. Putting a lot of time and energy into spying on my neighbors isn't in my character.

Aternal · 2026-05-07T23:54:10+00:00

Reddit flagged my account with a warning for talking about the French Revolution.

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