I’ve been happy with Bandcamp, though they got sold so they’re no longer independent.

But the model is you can stream for free however many times the artist has it set to, and then you’re expected to buy it. Once you buy it, its yours DRM-free forever.

So if you buy an album or two a month, it costs similar to a subscription but you build up a library. After a while, you might find there are months you don’t buy anything, but just listen to what you already bought.

You said that most laws require intent.

I said that strict liability exists. This was admittedly, a nitpick.

You did an on sequitur about how the US has a police problem, and said “These aren’t normal laws in other countries fyi.”. I took that to imply the concept of strict liability doesn’t exist in other laws, but maybe you meant something else. Maybe you meant it’s not common?

I then pointed out that the concept originated in Britain. You said “If it originated there, why doesn’t Canada have it lmfao.”, which is factually incorrect as far as I can tell. Canada has a concept of strict liability.

You then said,

Not for sex offenders like pissing in public, of course it exists in other areas of law, but those aren’t applicable to all other areas.

Ignoring what feels like a moving goal post, maybe this reveals where we diverged. Maybe you thought I was saying all laws are strict liability? I wasn’t.

The most famous example of strict liability is statutory rape. This is off topic from guys pissing in a parking lot (though I wouldn’t be surprised if ICE goons do other crimes). https://www.findlaw.com/criminal/criminal-charges/statutory-rape.html

As most statutory rape laws appear as “strict liability” offenses, this limits the amount of legal defenses available to someone accused.

The link I provided was a wikipedia article is clearly not an exhaustive answer of all things on the topic. If you do click through to the criminal article, it does mention a case. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strict_liability_(criminal)

Anyway, this is a pointless, unpleasant, argument.

I’m not even sure what you’re arguing anymore. My point was strict liability exists. Also the most famous instance of strict liability is sex crimes, I’m told.

A 30 second search revealed that Canada has some strict liability laws.

The idea originated in Britain, per Wikipedia. This isn’t a uniquely American problem

You can make an argument that we shouldn’t have inherited Britain’s legal system, but that’s a pretty big argument

Most (proper laws) laws require intent.

Some laws are “strict liability”. I think some sex crimes are, for example

You have to remember it’s not about facts, it’s about feelings. As I always say, we’re all susceptible to that to some extent, but the republicans have it bad.

I think they’re making a joke (what with the /s), but some people will say that since “Nazi” is derived from “national socialist” it’s a form of socialism. Usually people making that claim are arguing in bad faith and/or are grossly misinformed.

Even republicans don’t want fascism.

They don’t? How can you tell?

Yeah I think a lot about the guy I knew that took a job at palantir. When asked about working on questionable stuff, he just shrugged. He was always nice to people he knew personally, so far as I can tell, but bigger picture stuff didn’t seem to matter to him

I do feel like protests need to transition from “We’re here with signs” to “No more labor until these problems are addressed,” but I don’t know how to get from here to there.

Are there protests? Are people lining up in DC? I feel like the left is just broken and disorganized and losing on every front.

And, for an instant, she stared directly into those soft blue eyes and knew, with an instinctive mammalian certainty, that the exceedingly rich were no longer even remotely human.

William Gibson, Count Zero (Sprawl, #2)

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/126076-and-for-an-instant-she-stared-directly-into-those-soft

Like the torment Nexus tweet, I feel like some rich idiots read stuff like that and think it’s a good idea.

The mods here are a disappointment

“Whoever told you that is your enemy”

Who watches this slop? I just… why. There are so many good books, movies, tv shows, whatever. Stop watching slop.

He could use some of that money for more immediate good. Start paying off people’s school debt. Build housing. Whatever.

Someone else posted this, but I like the idea that Zohran’s response should be “No means no, Cuomo”

I don’t think it saves time on net if you have to read it and then go verify it anyway. Might as well go directly to the more trustworthy source in the first place! And if you don’t care if your answer is correct, why even search? Just make something up.

Well, yes, Google has been becoming shittier for years as they prioritize ads and fail to deal with SEO slop. You have to know what’s a good source, but that was true even when we were doing research in libraries.

The AI summary is making the problem worse. The information it provides is not trustworthy. It also deprives site owners from traffic. It’s really bad on like every metric.