Posts by Serenus@mas.to
 (DIR) Post #AX9ELwX1mwwDGHlbN2 by Serenus@mas.to
       2023-06-28T10:55:17Z
       
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       @wogan @carnage4life I don’t think it’s unreasonable to reject the relativist view here, at least to a certain extent. Value is subjective, but it’s hard to argue that the energy usage that’s gone into crypto (and the pollution related to that) isn’t a net negative for something that doesn’t meet any needs.People do want money to be comfortable and do the things they want, but if gambling is the only hope they’ve got, that’s a testament to society’s failure, not to the value of gambling.
       
 (DIR) Post #AX9Fi5eAg9VBrCETJ2 by Serenus@mas.to
       2023-06-28T11:10:30Z
       
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       @wogan I don’t think it takes selection of values not grounded in nature. All people want to live, barring unusual exceptions. People want to be able to satisfy their needs and wants. That’s all natural and fundamental, I’d argue. Crypto’s a threat to the former, insofar as it exacerbates climate change. It’s a poor vehicle for the latter, given that you’re as likely to lose everything as you are to gain from it.
       
 (DIR) Post #AX9GqqdpwCufsYoeLw by Serenus@mas.to
       2023-06-28T11:23:17Z
       
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       @wogan I did note “barring unusual exceptions” for the first. And, arguably, many of those non-terminal cases are because they can’t meet their needs/wants (e.g. MAID discussion in Canada).Self sabotaging behaviour isn’t contradictory to fulfilling needs and wants in many cases. It’s often something that satisfies some short term need, at the cost of a person’s long term interests. We can agree that it’s generally not optimal, but it’s still satisfaction of needs/wants.
       
 (DIR) Post #AY5Vw4bdw4jXmWnmng by Serenus@mas.to
       2023-07-26T10:53:41Z
       
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       @carnage4life I’m not quite sure this is a point in favour of centralized services considering the recent news about women being prosecuted for abortion because Facebook handed over messages. If the adversary in question is the state, centralized services aren’t going to be any better, if not actively worse due to willingness to cooperate.
       
 (DIR) Post #Ahy2LZEVlcmssx2ejQ by Serenus@mas.to
       2024-05-17T01:51:57Z
       
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       @futurebird I say this every time, roughly two minutes before giving up and topping up the food bowl.
       
 (DIR) Post #AlNVzLZD2uhgJpgsyW by Serenus@mas.to
       2024-08-27T02:28:14Z
       
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       @futurebird Having been sucked into that game recently, I suspect I now know what my next video binge is going to be.
       
 (DIR) Post #AuY8zt32hOFPftoZCC by Serenus@mas.to
       2025-05-28T10:21:21Z
       
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       @futurebird That’s just brutal. A nearly 14% cut in after tax dollars on people who don’t have enough to get by in the first place? I’d heard it was going to be bad, but I hadn’t seen the numbers before this.
       
 (DIR) Post #AwyUjA5CuB7xAZG7Xs by Serenus@mas.to
       2025-08-08T23:11:29Z
       
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       @futurebird Void kitty who will consistently find the darkest possible spot on the rug in the middle of the floor to sit on, especially at night when she can be an extra special tripping hazard.
       
 (DIR) Post #AzBb5N5dOVThuIQIk4 by Serenus@mas.to
       2025-10-14T02:38:12Z
       
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       @futurebird Definitely bug, also pretty weird?