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tooki:

--- Quote from: EEVblog on March 14, 2023, 11:37:16 pm ---That's the point of keeping this thread open, but is seems some want it shut down.

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Nah, just fair treatment.


--- Quote from: EEVblog on March 14, 2023, 11:37:16 pm ---And like it or not, Locals is seen as effectively a politically "right wing" place where all the rejects from Patreon and other places went.

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Eh, that’s likely a feature, not a bug, to him.

KaneTW:

--- Quote from: ebastler on March 14, 2023, 09:59:16 pm ---James, this is not about remembering the exact wording. "Questioning X" and "questioning whether a law that bans X should exist" are essentially opposites -- which apparently you still don't get?

Edit, to elaborate:

"I question whether a law banning X should exist."
~ "I don't think a law banning X should exist."
~ "I think X should be legal."
~ "I am advocating for X."

See?

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No. What?
"I question whether a law banning X should exist" does not mean advocating for X, at all.

Criminal laws are the ultima ratio of the government. Any law is a restriction on personal freedoms, and laws should not be made solely to appease morals. (This is not my personal opinion, this is literally a basic principle of any modern democracy/Rechtsstaat)
You can absolutely be against a law existing but not consider the underlying thing acceptable.

Here's just one example:
I question whether banning drug ownership makes sense. It drives the black market and makes safe drug use harder. I do not advocate for drug use, and drug use will exist regardless of whether it's banned or not.

EEVblog:

--- Quote from: EEVblog on March 15, 2023, 12:00:33 am ---My open letter to Adams, Like/Retweet if you agree so he sees it.
https://twitter.com/eevblog/status/1635791136521596933

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He replied.
Doesn't seem interested, and said it's "Too dangerous in the wild".
So Locals only it will stay it seems. No surprise, he also has a personal financial stake in Locals I believe, so makes sense.
But he's always preeching "take the free money", but won't do it himself.

EEVblog:

--- Quote from: tooki on March 15, 2023, 12:49:32 am ---
--- Quote from: EEVblog on March 14, 2023, 11:37:16 pm ---That's the point of keeping this thread open, but is seems some want it shut down.

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Nah, just fair treatment.

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Would "fair treatment" be that I delete every off-topic post here?
People just can't seem to help themselves going off the rails.

EEVblog:

--- Quote from: tooki on March 15, 2023, 12:49:32 am ---
--- Quote from: EEVblog on March 14, 2023, 11:37:16 pm ---And like it or not, Locals is seen as effectively a politically "right wing" place where all the rejects from Patreon and other places went.

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Eh, that’s likely a feature, not a bug, to him.
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You do know he's not "right wing", right?

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