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jksflkjl3jk3 commented on Mastercard deflects blame for NSFW games being taken down   pcgamer.com/games/masterc... · Posted by u/croes
khalic · 5 months ago
Removing incest games is not a burden to society
jksflkjl3jk3 · 5 months ago
> Removing incest games is not a burden to society

It is to those who enjoy playing them.

Are you suggesting that playing a game involving incest is somehow unacceptable, while a game with graphic murder is fine? It's a strange moral line to draw, and despite what you may think, your views are not shared by everyone.

jksflkjl3jk3 commented on Mastercard deflects blame for NSFW games being taken down   pcgamer.com/games/masterc... · Posted by u/croes
khalic · 5 months ago
Before getting all worked up, I would advise people to look at what games exactly were banned, and see if it’s a case of power abuse or simply a case of “we can all agree that rape and incest games are disgusting and have no place in an entertainment web site visited by kids”.
jksflkjl3jk3 · 5 months ago
Unless there is actual real-word harm to someone (which is hard to imagine happening from a video game), no, I don't agree with you.

What your kids are exposed to is your responsibility. Don't burden the rest of society because you can't be bothered to set your own boundaries.

jksflkjl3jk3 commented on Mastercard deflects blame for NSFW games being taken down   pcgamer.com/games/masterc... · Posted by u/croes
jksflkjl3jk3 · 5 months ago
> 1) not antagonizing regulators with extreme content

Who is this regulator that's going to care that Visa and Mastercard are processing payments for porn?

jksflkjl3jk3 commented on Mastercard deflects blame for NSFW games being taken down   pcgamer.com/games/masterc... · Posted by u/croes
krainboltgreene · 5 months ago
Yes, but also the crypto option has been tried and absolutely doesn’t work.
jksflkjl3jk3 · 5 months ago
Why not? I regularly buy products and services online with crypto and it works quite well, usually a better experience than with a credit card.

There are plenty of chains that can confirm transactions in a couple seconds, and if you're concerned with volatility, just use USDC/USDT. There are crypto payment processors that handle all of this and allow payment across a range of chains and handle the volatility so that the merchant doesn't need to worry about anything crypto and just receives fiat.

jksflkjl3jk3 commented on The untold impact of cancellation   pretty.direct/impact... · Posted by u/cbeach
nyc_data_geek1 · 5 months ago
Except, in many cases the police and courts shield and enable abuse for years or decades, oftentimes at scale. So in reality, this approach is effectively one that silences victims and enables abusers.
jksflkjl3jk3 · 5 months ago
Then the focus should be on reforming the police and courts, not on pivoting to vigilante justice.
jksflkjl3jk3 commented on Fintech dystopia   fintechdystopia.com/... · Posted by u/LasEspuelas
lmm · 5 months ago
> I've been paid my salary in crypto for the last 8 years. The company I work for pays nearly all their expenses in crypto. I pay for my rent and most major purchases with crypto.

Where's the value creation? At some point value has to be coming into the system, and as far as I can see that side still all bottoms out in crime or scams.

> For fiat purchases, I'll use a reloadable crypto visa card.

I've always felt those were an admission of failure of the whole crypto enterprise. All of the downsides and none of the upside.

jksflkjl3jk3 · 5 months ago
> and as far as I can see that side still all bottoms out in crime or scams.

A lot of the value is technically from crime, i.e., using crypto to skirt government laws and financial regulations that I believe are unjust.

> I've always felt those were an admission of failure of the whole crypto enterprise. All of the downsides and none of the upside.

Ideally they wouldn't be needed, but they still allow one to take advantage of the other benefits of crypto (like unrestricted cross-border transfers) and still have access to a large markets of products and services.

jksflkjl3jk3 commented on Fintech dystopia   fintechdystopia.com/... · Posted by u/LasEspuelas
lmm · 5 months ago
No, because in the '80s there were already real use cases. Business was being done over email, thousands of home users were paying to get access to chatrooms...
jksflkjl3jk3 · 5 months ago
How are there not real use cases for crypto already?

Surely more business is being done with crypto today than was done using the internet in the 80's.

I've been paid my salary in crypto for the last 8 years. The company I work for pays nearly all their expenses in crypto. I pay for my rent and most major purchases with crypto. A significant portion of my savings is in crypto. For fiat purchases, I'll use a reloadable crypto visa card. When I travel to foreign countries that mostly use cash, I'll usually exchange crypto for local currency rather than carry large amounts of USD or deal with sketchy ATMs.

jksflkjl3jk3 commented on Thailand seals border with Cambodia after military clashes kill at least 12   bbc.com/news/live/c98j77z... · Posted by u/debo_
rinn7e · 5 months ago
I don't know about everyone view on this conflict but this is my opinion. Cambodia is a smaller country, less developed, and less military capability.

Also this country just get out of civil wars 50 years ago.

I don't think Cambodia has any reason to start this war.

jksflkjl3jk3 · 5 months ago
My understanding is that the current governments of both Cambodia and Thailand are losing support because of economic and other problems and are using this conflict to distract from their domestic issues and shore up support.

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jksflkjl3jk3 commented on Brave blocks Microsoft Recall by default   brave.com/privacy-updates... · Posted by u/XzetaU8
jksflkjl3jk3 · 5 months ago
I can never understand how anyone with an interest in tech hasn't switched to Linux for their personal desktop/laptop at some point in the last 20+ years.

Why would you want to use a closed source OS controlled by a corporation with a past as checkered as Microsoft's?

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