What are things that are illegal today that could become legal in 50 years?
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That's not pedantry, it's being correct. Slavery isn't illegal in the United States. It's used as a punishment for crimes.
And yet that little factlet has zero bearing on anything in this discussion, you just saw an opportunity to be snarky and jumped
that's very needy behavior son
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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The Red Flag Act was repealed in 1896, by which time the internal combustion engine was well into its infancy.[1]
We like to outsource beta testing. /s
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piggybacking on @[email protected] great post
yesterdayLook at Cyberpunk 2077... Take your pick
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piggybacking on @[email protected] great post
yesterdayModifying a 4d hypercube to embed it with perpetual catharsis and spiking someone's drink with it
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The mold that covers brie is dying out because we cloned it too much, we're gonna lose soft cheese.
Welp, better a-brie-cciate it while it's still here.
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Pedantry is the stinkiest of colognes, enjoy a space on my permanent blocklist
So when slavery for non-criminals ended, they just started making more black criminals (and criminals in general).
I don't think it's pedantic to say that slavery is still legal when there is an entire industry built around that currently legal slave labor.
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Welp, better a-brie-cciate it while it's still here.
Careful, you could end up with a lot of weight gain, getting feta and feta while you do.
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Careful, you could end up with a lot of weight gain, getting feta and feta while you do.
I camembert these puns!
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And yet that little factlet has zero bearing on anything in this discussion, you just saw an opportunity to be snarky and jumped
that's very needy behavior son
The discussion is about things that are illegal today that could be legal in 50 years. Slavery itself falls outside that topic because it is already legal. That isn't trivial or splitting hairs, nor is anyone being snarky by pointing that out. It's just a fact.
Boy, if you're going to act like a know-it-all you should at least know a bit more.
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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.
For how long? You live in a fucked up country. How long before feds start arresting people in legal states.
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The discussion is about things that are illegal today that could be legal in 50 years. Slavery itself falls outside that topic because it is already legal. That isn't trivial or splitting hairs, nor is anyone being snarky by pointing that out. It's just a fact.
Boy, if you're going to act like a know-it-all you should at least know a bit more.
The main thrust of my argument, that you seem so determined to ignore for imaginary internet points, is there isn't press gangs roaming around and kidnapping people into slavery, and there will be within 50 years.
This does not currently happen legally in the United States
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You adjusted your cokebottle glasses and 'UM ACKKTCHUUUALLY'd the prison exemption
Not because you had anything useful or interesting to say, but rather to see your own writing and get a reaction. I don't think you really understand how irritating that is as a personality trait, and is likely the reason you are so lonely
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piggybacking on @[email protected] great post
yesterdayBrutal execution of people committing "crimes".
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So when slavery for non-criminals ended, they just started making more black criminals (and criminals in general).
I don't think it's pedantic to say that slavery is still legal when there is an entire industry built around that currently legal slave labor.
You don't think at all and people like you are a big part why the internet has gotten so shitty
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The main thrust of my argument, that you seem so determined to ignore for imaginary internet points, is there isn't press gangs roaming around and kidnapping people into slavery, and there will be within 50 years.
This does not currently happen legally in the United States
BUT
You adjusted your cokebottle glasses and 'UM ACKKTCHUUUALLY'd the prison exemption
Not because you had anything useful or interesting to say, but rather to see your own writing and get a reaction. I don't think you really understand how irritating that is as a personality trait, and is likely the reason you are so lonely
The main thrust of my argument, that you seem so determined to ignore for imaginary internet points, is there isn't press gangs roaming around and kidnapping people into slavery, and there will be within 50 years.
A. You didn't articulate that until just now so how could anyone know what you meant unless you actually said it?
B. Are you aware of what ICE has been doing, because that sounds a lot like what ICE has been doing. More prisoners = more "prison labor" (to be clear, that means slaves). Although, to be fair we don't actually know where most of their victims have gone.
I don't think you really understand how irritating that is as a personality trait, and is likely the reason you are so lonely
Says the guy making personal attacks on an Internet forum over being corrected...
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piggybacking on @[email protected] great post
yesterdayIn the USA, it'll become legal for corporations to fully own politicians and be treated as de facto nation states
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piggybacking on @[email protected] great post
yesterdaywrote last edited by [email protected]With the way things are going - birth control.
Edit: brain farted - I misread it as 'things that are legal today that will be illegal in 50 years. And was thinking of America specifically. Don't mind me. Move along.
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In the USA, it'll become legal for corporations to fully own politicians and be treated as de facto nation states
Read Snow Crash
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Pedantry is the stinkiest of colognes, enjoy a space on my permanent blocklist
Wow, very irrational and egotistical, enjoy a space on my permanent blocklist, son.
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You don't think at all and people like you are a big part why the internet has gotten so shitty
No, the reason the internet is shitty is because of consistently, factually wrong, and overly aggressive assholes such as your self.
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piggybacking on @[email protected] great post
yesterdaySexbots / Robotic Prostitution.
Might not be as advanced as in scifi, but...
Its more or less a perfect loophole for strip clubs.
Its not a person servicing you, you're simply paying for temporary use of mechanical equipment, like a gym.
