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themitigatingon Jim Larkin, Backpage exec, has died

2012 isn't really pre internet though, right?

themitigatingon Jim Larkin, Backpage exec, has died

Last time I checked with some lefty people, you wouldn't, since the worker would be too scared to possibly lose job/pay over critiquing their employer, so they would be heavily incentivized to say anything keep the status quo.

This is about being forced against your will by another person or group of people not because you need money, a situation almost every person who works is in.

themitigatingon Jim Larkin, Backpage exec, has died

Being forced to work against your will at Mcdonalds sucks* being forced to have sex against your will is rape. Rape is considered by almost all countries to be one of the most heinous crimes imaginably.

I also don't have a source but would you agree that the amount of people being forced to work against their will at Mcdonalds is much lower than prostitution?

Your comment was trying to say "what's the line?" right? Like why should one profession be banned but another allowed if X percentage of people are forced to do Y against their will in each.

The line is rape, multiple rapes day in and day out.

*I assuming both still get paid some amount even though they are forced.

themitigatingon Jim Larkin, Backpage exec, has died

Thirdly, you're linking to a 2014 article about a 2012 study, which is ancient as far as an academic paper goes

Has there been some new release of prostitution, like a 2.0 where they updated the security to prevent abuse?

Stupid joke but nothing has really changed in that realm of things where a study that isn't that old would be invalid.

themitigatingon Jim Larkin, Backpage exec, has died

But they refused to do the same for consensual sex work

Isn't that also a crime in almost the entire US?

It's also where sex trafficking comes into play. How would you know consent was given by a sex worker? People who are trafficked to work as prostitutes are often blackmailed and threatened.

Right now there's massive paranoia about this because it's being used as an election tactic but prostitution and sex trafficking are somewhat linked

themitigatingon FCC allows blocking traffic from robocall-friendly provider One Owl

In some cases those goals happen to align but that's merely coincidence and should not be taken for granted.

Explain the Martha Wright-Reed Just Reasonable Communications Act of 2022 Consent.

It passed the house with unanimous consent, had bi-partisan support in the senate, and Biden signed it.

The main feature is that it caps prison phone call costs.

This helps inmates and hurts companies. So explain to me how this slots into your view

https://www.npr.org/2023/01/01/1146370950/prison-phone-call-...

themitigatingon Oregon decriminalized hard drugs – early results aren’t encouraging

So is jail but there's a higher probability of success with treatment. Maybe they go in and during group hear someone that inspires them. It's a personal to choice to change of course but that can be influenced

themitigatingon Oregon decriminalized hard drugs – early results aren’t encouraging

So then alcohol should be banned? Why the line if only historical?

themitigatingon California moves to silence Stanford researchers who got data to study education

Prove you wrong? Logical fallacy

themitigatingon The world’s largest wind turbine has been switched on

You'd think there would be a backup brake kit on these

themitigatingon Critical theory is radicalizing high school debate

with something else (clever appeal to authority and personal attacks)

One thing about personal attacks. Some people take sides on an issue based on their political alliance. That means many times their arguments are contradictory. Pointing this or hypocrisy out is a personal attack but it also shows their arguments are disingenuous.

themitigatingon California moves to silence Stanford researchers who got data to study education

Only one aspect of a business is efficiency, not all businesses are efficient, and finally your view of government programs is based on right wing propoganda and not facts

themitigatingon California moves to silence Stanford researchers who got data to study education

Tax information is also collected by the government, should that be public? What about publicly funded hospital records?

themitigatingon California moves to silence Stanford researchers who got data to study education

That's an oversimplification of the real world as a metaphor and if taken literally, also not true

themitigatingon California moves to silence Stanford researchers who got data to study education

So they did have a choice. I don't like the notion that if you want something then you don't have a choice on the actions you take to aquire it

themitigatingon California moves to silence Stanford researchers who got data to study education

Seems pretty obvious because the main/sole purpose of business is to make money. Why would you want a government to act like that?

themitigatingon Brave is a fork, not a Chromium reskin

Vertical tabs make so much sense since monitors are wider than they are tall. It's better to reduce width than height

themitigatingon Kids Online Safety Act is still a danger to our rights online

Lets try regulation and see what happens; something has to change.

How difficult is it to undo a law that """"protects""" children? Political suicide for anyone

themitigatingon Kids Online Safety Act is still a danger to our rights online

Elections?

themitigatingon Kids Online Safety Act is still a danger to our rights online

Do you still vote for them? That's the only message that matters.

themitigatingon Japanese population falls in all 47 prefectures for the first time

Isn't that something they've already been doing?

themitigatingon FTC readies lawsuit that could break up Amazon

We can move the "FTC" box on the org chart to be under a congressional committee rather than the president and let it operate exactly how it does today, just without delegating power to the executive branch, which already has too much

What about other agencies? The EPA for example? Now environment regulations will be a political game and could change drastically as congress swings right and left.

themitigatingon FTC readies lawsuit that could break up Amazon

Why would an FTC whose officers were appointed by congressional committee rather than the president be any slower to act?

I believe you are misunderstanding the potential change the Supreme Court ruling could have. Each regulation would have to be approved by congress, not appointments.

themitigatingon FTC readies lawsuit that could break up Amazon

There are so many regulations that congress would have to approve each one. They could have a large bill that has them all but imagine how often they would change especially if contentious.

One year there could be a requirement about emissions from cars then the next none. It would create chaos and damage the country in my opinion.

themitigatingon FTC readies lawsuit that could break up Amazon

Then the same applies to the FCC, the EPA. I believe the goal is to reduce regulations to help businesses make more money.

themitigatingon People over-emphasize the recycling aspect of "reduce, reuse, recycle"

* then the best place to apply your effort is in industrial contexts.*

The vast majority of people don't have control over industrial waste. Of course I can vote for someone who says they will but that doesn't require focus only an action at most once a year.

I believe the OP is using whataboutism to allow himself to be selfish. "Why recycle when celebrities fly on private jets" or to make it more obvious "Why should I be good if another person isn't"

themitigatingon People over-emphasize the recycling aspect of "reduce, reuse, recycle"

Multiple things can be considered at once

themitigatingon FTC readies lawsuit that could break up Amazon

She hasn't been in the position that long but the FTC settled with Epic games for $500 million in combined fines and refunds

https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2022/12/...

However the FTC abilities may be limited because of two situations. First a surpreme court case that could limit federal agencies in general, likely because of the conservative majority.

https://www.reuters.com/legal/federal-agency-powers-crosshai...

Two, Trump has said if he is elected he will increase the power of the executive branch.

Trump and Allies Forge Plans to Increase Presidential Power in 2025

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/17/us/politics/trump-plans-2...

"Mr. Trump intends to bring independent agencies — like the Federal Communications Commission, which makes and enforces rules for television and internet companies, and the Federal Trade Commission, which enforces various antitrust and other consumer protection rules against businesses — under direct presidential control."

But your concern is that the head of the FTC, after making serious effort within the law to rein in Big Tech, fails Biden will give her a cabinet position.

"Both sides..."

themitigatingon FTC readies lawsuit that could break up Amazon

I'm not sure what you mean? If they lose then they lose. They don't have control of the law and having a legal review seems like the best they can do

themitigatingon All foster kids in California can now attend any state college for free

Why would it be a part of the discussion?