In the last few days I've been fortunate to witness an interesting chapter
in the Internet's history, and I'm trying to compile a timeline of what has
happened while the memories are still reasonably fresh. This is incomplete
and a work in progress; I'll be updating it, and n...
Umm, that seems like a very slippery slope. Some people might argue that furries are attracted to animals and thus might harm them. But obviously that isn’t the case. The same sort of misunderstanding is what the Japanese say about the difference between real child pornography and lolicon.
In another time, gays and trans-persons would have seen a similar kind of moral outrage. But luckily most people in the west have grown and accepted this as long as it is all consensual and no one is harmed.
Edit: I am not arguing pro child pornography at all :(
I don’t think he is. I think he is admitting that what is considered child pornography varies from a community/culture to another. Does that mean that any of those position aren’t inherently dangerous and should not be actively fought against ? Of course not !
The question about the moral interactions between culturally distant communities is at the heart of this debate, and I don’t think there is a simple answer. And on that, I think I deeply agree with you when you argue that communities choosing who to federate (or not federate) with is a very good approach that mimics real life.
Let’s just keep in mind that this method does not implies that anything that lies outside of a community moral standards should be blocked without a debate. But there are things that should clearly not be up to debate, I do not argue that.
Umm, that seems like a very slippery slope. Some people might argue that furries are attracted to animals and thus might harm them. But obviously that isn’t the case. The same sort of misunderstanding is what the Japanese say about the difference between real child pornography and lolicon.
In another time, gays and trans-persons would have seen a similar kind of moral outrage. But luckily most people in the west have grown and accepted this as long as it is all consensual and no one is harmed.
Edit: I am not arguing pro child pornography at all :(
Holy shit, you’re literally arguing for child porn. Blocked.
I don’t think he is. I think he is admitting that what is considered child pornography varies from a community/culture to another. Does that mean that any of those position aren’t inherently dangerous and should not be actively fought against ? Of course not !
The question about the moral interactions between culturally distant communities is at the heart of this debate, and I don’t think there is a simple answer. And on that, I think I deeply agree with you when you argue that communities choosing who to federate (or not federate) with is a very good approach that mimics real life.
Let’s just keep in mind that this method does not implies that anything that lies outside of a community moral standards should be blocked without a debate. But there are things that should clearly not be up to debate, I do not argue that.