threeduck

threeduck , 9 days ago

The issue with finding homosexual behaviour in animals is that it's never exclusive. Homosexual animals tend to be bisexual at best, and can often be chalked up to erroneous mating.

A lot of these studies are used to validate human homosexuality and harm the "it's unnatural!" argument touted by conservatives. However using a Call to Nature is fallacious, and could be used to validate all number of animal behaviour.

threeduck , 9 days ago

Huh, wasn't aware of that. Well, after a bit more research, excluding that one species in that one study, there are no exclusively homosexual animals.

threeduck , 11 days ago

Maybe it's like those Facebook posts where you tell Mark Zuckerberg that he's not allowed to profit off your photos.

threeduck , 11 days ago

Ok I've been giving $25 a month to Effectivealtruism.com for about 5 years now, and my understanding was they predominantly buy mosquito nets and give cash directly. Should I swap to a different charity?

threeduck , 17 days ago

Are you vegan?

threeduck , 17 days ago

My games on Next Fest! It's called Game Over, it's a rhythm-combat RPG and the demo is basically a stand alone free game with its own story. Please try it!

threeduck , 24 days ago

Go away sealion

threeduck , 24 days ago

Good news in my opinion, Australia was overreaching with this. Would have set a stupid precedent.

threeduck , 30 days ago

Could've carked it

threeduck , 30 days ago

It really was excellent in its infancy, once you'd honed your algorithm. Some of the funniest, sharpest content on the internet at the time, with a really tight knit in-joke machine - reminiscent of early internet communities. It boomered up and burnt out, but there was certainly a spark there.

threeduck , 30 days ago

I don't understand how you pick a team if you werent born in an area with a team. Like, as a New Zealander, how can I get excited for a premiere league team that I essentially pick at random?

threeduck , 1 month ago

This is his excuse.

threeduck , 1 month ago

Huh, I wouldn't expect to see a Christian on Lemmy.

threeduck , 1 month ago

I mean, if a countries economy hinges on the cruel realities of animal agriculture, and a cruelty free alternative takes over - either get with the times, or good riddance to that economy I say.

threeduck , 1 month ago

Yes but we'll tell all 200,000 to go vegan or else we'll go back to killin em.

threeduck , 1 month ago

Calling someone a Muppet. In NZ (and to a lesser degree, UK/Australia), it's a common thing to call someone who's being an idiot. Not sure why. I think as a nation we generally like the Muppets, but not someone who's being a Muppet.

threeduck , 2 months ago

And now Reddit won't let me see the content while I'm on a VPN if I'm not logged in with some trite "whoa there partner!" bull.

threeduck , 2 months ago

The killing and enjoyment of its flesh are intrinsically linked. You can't have one without the other.

And the fact that the vast majority of people eat them purely for pleasure rather than necessity makes it immoral.

Join me brother, even just for the planet!

threeduck , 2 months ago

Trigger warning: the word tra*ma

I like to think of myself as pretty supportive, but is there really any evidence that specifically reading the word "trauma" is traumatic? And if so, is the removal of the "U" really a solution to that?

Because it seems like asterixing one letter is more of a performative measure to signify ones support for the overall cause rather than an actually means to reduce suffering.

How close can the "U" be before it starts to upset someone?

"Tra u ma"

Uuuuuuuuuuuuu
Tra ma
Uuuuuuuuuuuuuu

I don't believe that someone who is affected by the word "trauma" would view the above examples with a complete non-reaction because the U is vaguely obfuscated.

Like, we can agree that the asterix is just a display of consideration to someone, rather than an actually effective measure, right?

threeduck , 3 months ago

The tone of Christian Gym Goer is teetering on incel. He doesn't take responsibility, he pushes that on to the "immodest women" who "don't follow the dress code".

If the mere presence of women in non-restrictive clothing causes Christian Gym Man to have to immediately pack up and exit the vicinity, that's really weird. This man need to learn some executive function, not complain about immodest women.

Also, the whole "so much for the tolerant left!" argument is so trite and weak. Intolerance OF intolerance is 100% necessary, and not equal on either side of the isle. The Christian intolerance of "I want to enforce women to a dress code because I can't control my sexual urges" is worse than "you shouldnt do that".

threeduck , 3 months ago

Melbourne Australia: ~75/30mbps. Was getting 1000/1000 at my last place near the city, but we bought a house in a forest.

Thanks to the left wing government, we'll get upgraded to 1000/1000 in 1.5 years.

threeduck , 3 months ago

Do what you can, so when the end comes you know you did your part. Go vegan, ride a bike, vote left, shop ethically. It does a lot to curb the unease.

threeduck , 4 months ago

Now that we have duct tape, I can't see us getting invaded again.

threeduck , 4 months ago

Meat tastes delicious to vegans too! It's just that it's unconsciouble to purposely destroy the planet just for the taste!

threeduck , 4 months ago

I wasn't born a vegan, most vegans aren't. I ate meat, and I've since stopped eating meat. What an unusual argument to make.

Do you think vegans don't eat meat because they don't like the taste, and are trying to convince others that meat tastes bad? Vegans don't eat meat because of the harm it causes to animals and the planet. If I could have meat without that harm, I would eat it. That's why I eat food that emulates the taste and texture of meat. It sounds like you don't understand veganism at all, or are a very lazy troll.

Oh and humans ain't gonna save or destroy the planet simply by eating meat

No but it's a bloody good start, and why not do it? I'm not worried about the earth, it will go on. But I'm concerned for the literally millions upon millions of people who'll die from climate change caused by animal agriculture. I know you're clearly not concerned about needless animal suffering, but are you not concerned for human suffering either?

threeduck , 4 months ago

Animals also rape other animals. We shouldn't look to animals to check our moral compass. Animals eat other animals out of necessity, in order to survive. We as humans no longer need to do that, and have the mental capacity to choose not to.

If you still choose to kill and eat animals, purely to satisfy your tastebuds, then you are immoral. It's as simple as that.

threeduck , 4 months ago

I'm not suggesting that rape and the act of killing and eating animals are equivalent. You listed the fact that "animals kill animals, we are animals" as justification for doing so. I posit that, using that logic, "animals rape animals, we are animals" is broken justification for rape.

Also the fact we have been doing something for millions of years is not justification to continue doing so. We've indiscriminately murdered people for millions of years, you wouldn't accept that as justification for murder.

Consumption of meat was certainly beneficial to our ancestors, as protein was hard to reliably attain. Now it isn't, we have access to all kinds of reliable plant protein.

To now make the conscious choice to kill and eat animals, ONLY for ones pleasure, is immoral.

threeduck , 7 months ago

...or plants.

threeduck , 10 months ago

"may be a placebo"

My friend, there is no "may".