What are things that are illegal today that could become legal in 50 years?
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piggybacking on @[email protected] great post
yesterdaywrote last edited by [email protected]I will bet that a lot of genetic engineering restrictions in Europe will be more relaxed in 50 years than they are today.
The introduction of the car had people who were worried about it passing a lot of restrictions too; these went away over time.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_flag_traffic_laws
Red flag laws were laws in the United Kingdom and the United States enacted in the late 19th century, requiring drivers of early automobiles to take certain safety precautions, including waving a red flag in front of the vehicle as a warning.
In the United Kingdom, the law required self-propelled vehicles to be led by a pedestrian waving a red flag or carrying a lantern to warn bystanders of the vehicle's approach.
In particular the Locomotives Act 1865, also known as Red Flag Act, stated:
- Firstly, at least three persons shall be employed to drive or conduct such locomotive, and if more than two waggons or carriages he attached thereto, an additional person shall be employed, who shall take charge of such waggons or carriages;
- Secondly, one of such persons, while any locomotive is in motion, shall precede such locomotive on foot by not less than sixty yards, and shall carry a red flag constantly displayed, and shall warn the riders and drivers of horses of the approach of such locomotives, and shall signal the driver thereof when it shall be necessary to stop, and shall assist horses, and carriages drawn by horses, passing the same.
The Red Flag Act was repealed in 1896, by which time the internal combustion engine was well into its infancy.[1]
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I will bet that a lot of genetic engineering restrictions in Europe will be more relaxed in 50 years than they are today.
The introduction of the car had people who were worried about it passing a lot of restrictions too; these went away over time.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_flag_traffic_laws
Red flag laws were laws in the United Kingdom and the United States enacted in the late 19th century, requiring drivers of early automobiles to take certain safety precautions, including waving a red flag in front of the vehicle as a warning.
In the United Kingdom, the law required self-propelled vehicles to be led by a pedestrian waving a red flag or carrying a lantern to warn bystanders of the vehicle's approach.
In particular the Locomotives Act 1865, also known as Red Flag Act, stated:
- Firstly, at least three persons shall be employed to drive or conduct such locomotive, and if more than two waggons or carriages he attached thereto, an additional person shall be employed, who shall take charge of such waggons or carriages;
- Secondly, one of such persons, while any locomotive is in motion, shall precede such locomotive on foot by not less than sixty yards, and shall carry a red flag constantly displayed, and shall warn the riders and drivers of horses of the approach of such locomotives, and shall signal the driver thereof when it shall be necessary to stop, and shall assist horses, and carriages drawn by horses, passing the same.
The Red Flag Act was repealed in 1896, by which time the internal combustion engine was well into its infancy.[1]
I was very confused at first. Here in Washington State "red flag" laws take people's guns away, which is very different than a person waving a literal red flag. xD
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There’s money to be made. Profit trumps “morals” in the US.
Pretty sure arresting minorities trumps "morals".
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yesterdayMany places are legalizing psychedelic mushrooms. MDMA is being used for veteran PTSD, and ibogane is gaining respect for severe addiction
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piggybacking on @[email protected] great post
yesterdayPunching Nazis
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piggybacking on @[email protected] great post
yesterdayIn 50 years we're basically gonna be living in madmax. So everything is legal. Wild west baby
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Legal for who?
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Punching Nazis
While I understand the sentiment, I hope you're wrong. Once you make it possible to legally punch people for any reason, it's really easy to just include more groups into the punchable ones.
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piggybacking on @[email protected] great post
yesterdayHopefully, soft cheeses.
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Not with the way the US is headed.
In my state, it is already legal to buy supplies for growing mushrooms, possess an amount for personal use, and give and recieve them without payment. You just can't sell them for profit.
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piggybacking on @[email protected] great post
yesterdayProbably literal slavery instead of the Quasi slavery we have now. They're just going to cut out the middle man I think.
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Yeah, but it’s highly regulated where it is legal, which is what they’re trying to do with gaming and porn right now. Thing is, weed has got a lot better and cheaper once we started regulating it. So we like that.
They can’t use the whole “threat to children” to get their way with their agenda. The big deal now is for it to be legalized federally, so the payment processor can get on that bandwagon.
I used to pay $10 a gram for high quality wax buying black market. The cheapest I can find it in my state after legalization is $45 for .8 g mid/low grade wax.
Legalization has only enshitified Weed. Lower quality, less variety, just as illegal if your traveling or don’t have the proper bag with the official sticker yada yada..
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I used to pay $10 a gram for high quality wax buying black market. The cheapest I can find it in my state after legalization is $45 for .8 g mid/low grade wax.
Legalization has only enshitified Weed. Lower quality, less variety, just as illegal if your traveling or don’t have the proper bag with the official sticker yada yada..
I hear where you’re coming from, but, as I mentioned, a lot of it currently depends on how things are run locally. If there was a nationalized market after federal legalization, it would be a hell of a lot better. For everyone.
For example, your prices, wherever you are, or not the same price as I pay here in Florida. Which is only a medical state, not a recreationally legal state. But I pay a fraction of those prices. Or I would, if I was into wax. I prefer flour, but that’s the point. That’s also cheaper here.
And with a national market, prices everywhere would stabilize. You’d probably pay a lot less, while I might end up paying a tiny bit more. Hyperlocalized economies fluctuate wildly.
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In the US? Child labor.
Depending on the state it's legal now. Arkansas...
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There’s money to be made. Profit trumps “morals” in the US.
It's never been about morals. Drug prohibition has always been about legal justification to harass and arrest minorities.
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In my state, it is already legal to buy supplies for growing mushrooms, possess an amount for personal use, and give and recieve them without payment. You just can't sell them for profit.
Growing mushrooms is soooooo fun!
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Many places are legalizing psychedelic mushrooms. MDMA is being used for veteran PTSD, and ibogane is gaining respect for severe addiction
wrote last edited by [email protected]drug laws are going to be drastically different 50 years from now. EITHER people at power are going to be sensible (LOL yeah right) and make the beneficial ones less illegal OR everything will be illegal and testing positive for anything will get you the death penalty or sent to a torture camp.
We might see alcohol banned again, this time with the might of enshitification and modern technology to back it up. It's going to be a lot more ruthless and cutthroat next time around. Boy oh boy I can't wait for the absolute chaos that will unfold when companies start firing people left and right for testing positive for alcohol metabolites after they spend zillions of dollars figuring out how to make unbeatable alcohol drug tests with stupidly long detection windows instead of actually using the technology of modern medicine to do anything useful like cure cancer or help people.
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piggybacking on @[email protected] great post
yesterdayBodily autonomy
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piggybacking on @[email protected] great post
yesterdayConsidering I'll be an old fecker in 50 years, I sure hope euthanasia is legal by then.
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Considering I'll be an old fecker in 50 years, I sure hope euthanasia is legal by then.
It is in some countries already.
