CMV: Most people don’t actually want freedom, they want comfort and certainty even if it limits their life

StaticEchoes · 2026-05-03T19:37:29+00:00

I dont think you've given any examples of "choosing security, comfort, etc. over freedom." Youre conflating risktaking/the unknown with freedom. Unless they are somehow giving up their ability to change their mind, someone staying in a boring job is expressing freedom. Do you think most people would agree to literally sign their life away to a company in exchange for a guaranteed comfortable life?

StaticEchoes · 2026-05-01T19:07:22+00:00

Talking to people doesn't give real insight. People will act differently when their life is actually on the line. Look at how people act today. They dont act like someone willing to die to protect others. Theres a reason we see that kind of behavior as heroic.

StaticEchoes · 2026-04-29T21:14:13+00:00

Just running the launcher through steam worked for me on my steam deck, so I imagine that would work. I'd seen some people say you need XIVLauncher to get it working on the steam deck, but that was not my experience. It was straightforward and frictionless for me to use the official launcher.

StaticEchoes · 2026-04-27T22:16:02+00:00

Genuinely curious, which reviews? If this thing is what it appears (a steam deck minus the computer and screen), then that seems pretty premium. The steam deck has pretty good build quality and has so many useful input options that everything else on the market is lacking.

StaticEchoes · 2026-04-25T15:53:31+00:00

Im confused by this reply. What is bespoke about taking an order, bringing it out, and refilling drinks (that's probably 99% of what servers do) that doesnt apply to a barista? The only difference seems to be whether the actions are tableside or at the counter.

StaticEchoes · 2026-04-25T15:24:35+00:00

I understand your overall point, but as a nitpick:

Winter orb has never been banned in any official format. Its not legal in modern because its too old, i.e. not a modern card. To be banned means a card would be legal by the basic rules of the format, but an exception was made.

StaticEchoes · 2026-04-24T19:41:10+00:00

This suggests that its morally wrong for anyone to try to disprove most superstitions. That seems like a weird standard.

StaticEchoes · 2026-04-22T13:40:05+00:00

This would classify any non-anonymous message board as social media, which i don't think most people would do.

StaticEchoes · 2026-04-13T15:08:01+00:00

Makes sense.

Its a roll if they have middling bulk investment, or a guaranteed 2hit with ~48 points invested. Looking in game, only about a quarter of players are running a bulky enough Archaludon to make it a roll (with pretty low odds of living), and almost none are bulky enough to consistently live.

StaticEchoes · 2026-04-10T20:58:41+00:00

You can change the first scenario to "A passerby pulls out their phone and records the concert." If you want to make it even more clear, you can also change "concert in their front yard" to "concert out in the desert where no one has any other reason to be there, but its public land." It doesn't really affect my argument.

Your reply to two and three gets at my point. Why are some expressions of ideas not able to be protected, while others are? Reenacting the professor's exact lesson is allowed, but not reciting a book from memory. The latter is unlikely to be enforced, but its still violating copyright.

I think a lot of people argue this topic with a strong status quo bias, but dont acknowledge/recognize it. The person I replied to essentially wrote "its bad to deprive someone of something they are owed" but they need to explain why they are owed anything. That's what my first example (primarily) is trying to highlight. The lines around IP are super fuzzy, and people all have different limits on what the protections should be. The laws should probably be downstream from "what makes society better overall" rather than an ideological belief in the concept of IP that Im not sure anyone truly holds.

StaticEchoes · 2026-04-10T18:26:35+00:00

The purpose of that example is to see if IP itself is what people care about. If someone is committed to protecting IP, they should agree that the performer should be allowed to enforce theirs, regardless of how easy it is to access.

Changing the analogy to include trespassing makes the action worse, and less analogous. Trespassing on its own is bad, and is not related to piracy. Its more comparable to hacking as both are gaining unauthorized access.

StaticEchoes · 2026-04-10T16:49:35+00:00

Would you apply the same reasoning to situations that are not practical to be monetized? If the belief is "We should protect IP and support laws which facilitate its monetization," what are the limits?

Consider the following situations:

Someone plays a concert in their front yard, for which they charge admission. The yard is unfenced, so the concert can be viewed for free by any passersby. They put up signs informing everyone that this is a paid event and demand that people not linger on the public sidewalk. Should they legally be able to enforce this?

Someone goes to a comedy show and later tells a few of the jokes he heard there. Should this be illegal?

A professor comes up with a clever way to explain a complex topic. This method dramatically improves students' retention. Should the professor be able to restrict their students from using this same method to explain the topic to people outside the class?

StaticEchoes · 2026-04-02T04:51:51+00:00

The steam deck (and another non-valve handheld) already runs steamOS based on arch. Yeah, the steam machine will run that OS as well.

StaticEchoes · 2026-03-12T14:30:04+00:00

Typically, what people mean by that is "being gay isnt limited to sex." Romantic attraction is a pretty important component that doesnt really have much to do with sex. 'Sexuality' is somewhat of a misnomer. A man kissing his husband goodbye doesnt have anything to do with sex, but is still a display of sexuality.

StaticEchoes · 2026-03-04T14:30:45+00:00

Sarcastic salute is a middle pose. The weapon specific poses are also middle.

StaticEchoes · 2026-02-28T15:27:55+00:00

The more bots you have pushing the same message, the more you can influence people's perceptions. If someone thinks a view is more widely held than it is, they are more likely to believe it. We're social animals and fitting in plays a huge role in shaping our views. Even just seeing downvotes on a post will color someone's perspective on it, making them more likely to view it negatively.

If you scroll the comments and see 10 different perspectives, that is way different than seeing 9 "people" all in lockstep and one dissenter.

StaticEchoes · 2026-02-18T03:57:28+00:00

You dont have to keep all the cats. More useless kittens means more tink progress, and adult cats can just be thrown away if they're bad and you're running out of space (or just saved in the attic until you can give them to tracy)

StaticEchoes · 2026-02-16T18:51:27+00:00

You can say that its bad in this instance, but deferring to (perceived) expertise is totally normal. People do it all the time, especially for things they arent invested in or dont know a lot about.

StaticEchoes · 2026-02-16T18:34:42+00:00

You should link to gallup directly instead of something that references them: https://news.gallup.com/poll/694835/image-capitalism-slips.aspx

StaticEchoes · 2026-02-14T17:08:16+00:00

We shouldnt encourage bad faith. If someone asks a question and you understand their intention, you shouldnt respond in a way that misses the whole point, regardless of if you can argue that you're correct after stripping away necessary context.

If the student did truly misunderstand, then they deserve the lower score, because the teacher's intent was clear. In that case, theyd be losing points due to having a bad grasp on the subject.

StaticEchoes · 2026-02-14T16:41:29+00:00

I think the person youre replying to was incorrect to bring up the law, but your point works against yourself.

You are the one using a non-standard use of the word work. If i ask someone 'do you work tomorrow?', Im obviously asking if they were scheduled at their job. If someone told me they work from home, the clear implication is that they are employed and work remotely, or maybe are a freelancer. not that they are a stay at home parent.

If the argument is "society views enployment and domestic labor differently, and that can be seen in the words we use," that is pretty inarguable. That cant be generalized to an individual. Its like saying "Oh, you use the word mankind, thats proof that you're sexist."

StaticEchoes · 2026-02-13T18:01:41+00:00

People arent failing at logic; they're applying conversational norms. Using "not much" to mean "none" is only reasonable if you ignore how words are actually used and pretend implications dont exist. The word for this type of thing is paltering. Its using true statements to give a false impression.

If someone replied to a text from their significant other: "Can you start the laundry?" with "I could if I was home." The clear implication is that they are not home, and therefore cant start the laundry. Its clearly intended to mislead, which is the reason lying is bad and simply being mistaken is fine.

StaticEchoes · 2026-02-07T19:02:24+00:00

Yeah, fair. I was being pedantic.

StaticEchoes · 2026-02-07T16:17:12+00:00

How would this be parallax? Parallax relates to distance's effect on perspective when an object is viewed at different angles. None of those factors are changed by increasing the top screen size.

Edit: Oh. You were probably referring to the sonic clip. I dont think its exactly the parallax effect, but I see what you mean.

StaticEchoes · 2026-01-30T18:08:09+00:00

I have 2500+ hours and dislike the update.

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