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What from reddit do you hope to never see on lemmy?

Please don't let /c/asklemmy become like /r/askreddit, which had half of the front-page posts being the same sex related questions every month.

"Women of reddit, what non sexual thing that guys so makes you horny?"

"What is the sexiest thing you regret doing?"

"How many cocks have you sucked while your cat judges you while waiting for you to feed it?"

It was bullshit.

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The Voice referendum official Yes/No pamphlets

I'll be voting yes, if for no other reason than to encourage more referendums.

I think its insane that we need to vote people in to vote for us, who are statistically more likely to be psychopaths. The majority of Australians think weed should be legal, but it still isn't.

Giving people the power to vote on specific issues bypasses the bureaucratic bullshit.

"Oh no, it might open the door to more changes to the constitution" GOOD

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Is Mr Beast a good person?

This comes down to the old debate over which philosophical framework is the basis for ethics and morality.

If you're a deontologist, you might say that Mr. Beast is not a good person because he intentionally exploits people when he provides medical care for someone, by uploading their reactions for engagement.

However, a consequentialist would say that the outcome is more important; the means by which people receive medical care is irrelevant, and in this case, their treatment essentially necessitates compensation via engagement.

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Me as a parent

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What you described is called Steelmanning. It is the opposite of strawmanning.

The idea is to concisely repeat your opponents argument with the most charitable interpretation to see if they disagree with anything, for the purposes of ironing out any misconceptions.

People who cannot steelman are either ignorant, or malicious.