Christianity and Islam are not really that different. Both claim to be the one true religion and both demand from their cool-aid drinkers to off everyone who doesn't follow the same delusion.
The main difference is that the group with the green flavor takes it more serious than the group drinking the red flavor.
Just like no true conservative would ever consider what a religious nut says a good idea.
Both sides of the political spectrum have their loonies. But being liberal doesn't require you to drink the feminism cool-aid, as much as being a conservative doesn't mean that you dedicate your life to the whims of an imaginary friend.
The sides of the political fence are more than their fringe extremist groups. There are moderates in both, and the sooner we accept that and learn that you can actually work with the moderates on the other side, the sooner we can ignore the fringe loonies and let them rant and rave while we work something out that at least the sane people can agree on.
Congratulations, you found the one religiously run state that doesn't have any need for such laws. Well, maybe because that particular state is very special in a lot of aspects. One of them probably being that to get in, you first and foremost have to have drunk the cool-aid and totally love it, or you just would not be there. It's not like you can be born in the Holy See (yup. Only country in existence with 100% (former) foreigners making up the population). You pretty much HAVE TO be all-in on the whole religious spiel already to even have a chance to become a citizen.
I hope it's easy to see how you can get away with not having any laws like this and still have a 100% devotee population. You don't have to enforce anything there. People ARE already completely sold to the cult.
Jesus does exist, and just because he comes from Mexico and is only a gardener doesn't mean you shouldn't learn how to properly pronounce his name, damn racist!
They're as much the "flagship left social sciences" as the religious nutjobs acting as if creationism had any scientific merit being the "flagship right" scientists. BOTH of them make the normal and sane people on either side of the political spectrum cringe and wish that those idiots wouldn't tarnish the name "conservative" and "liberal".
I love that sitcom about the aging wannabe-celebrity becoming US president. It's a bit unrealistic, I admit that, but it's a hoot and a half, every episode a new surprise and you never know what's gonna happen next.
Some say it's formulaic, but I can only say I'm entertained. And isn't that the most important aspect?
Like there is even a minimal chance that ANY of Trump's Tweets would ever get "lost". There's literally millions of eyeballs glued to that feed, and either his supporters or his enemies will immortalize any and all Tweets that could possibly be "worth it".
You think people would not accept that their TV is connected to the internet all the time? Why not, it's not like it's using a lot of bandwidth, and it's so convenient, all the current programs available. You can even program it to inform you about your favorite shows coming on, even if they weren't scheduled. You'd like to see Night Court reruns? Just program it to watch out of it, maybe some network will eventually run it again, and you will NOT miss it just because it was on some obscure channel you never watch.
You think people will forgo that amenity? People have given up more privacy for less.
Again, what if the firmware only lets you download the "real" firmware, fitting your country of origin (doesn't make sense? 3 letters: DRM. You don't think that you'll forever be allowed to use VPN to watch content on Netflix that isn't supposed to be available in your country?), and without internet connection, you have no way of installing what's necessary to make your TV "whole" enough to actually display anything meaningful.
If you have cable, you almost certainly have internet. Hell, the chances of you NOT having internet when you want a TV get smaller every day, it's actually more likely that you have internet than a coax cable feeding your tube.
Sooner or later the amount of people not having any kind of internet will simply be such a small demographic that TV makers won't give a shit about them anymore. You have no internet? Don't buy our TV. Simple as that.
You think that some manufacturers will pick up the slack? Look at the development of pretty much everything else that is a niche product and think again. Either it's barely supported, years behind in terms of technology or so expensive that you simply don't want to pay that much.
Are you going to be able to buy a "non-smart" TV in the near future? Or will all of them include some kind of networking? Worse, how long until TV manufacturers think it's a good idea to make you connect to their central server to "register" your TV. Of course so you can always get the latest and greatest updates. You don't want to? Sorry, no option, because your TV gets delivered with just the firmware to download the programming fitting your country. Of course, for your convenience.
Nobody is going to buy this? Think again. How many would fall for the lovely idea that there is no reason to do a channel search before you can watch your favorite shows? Just plug that TV into the internet socket and automagically all your favorite channels get sorted and tuned. You even get updates whenever new channels become available, all without you having to lift a finger!
You bet people will buy that crap? They sure will.
You want to buy a "dumb" TV? Try EBay. Maybe someone is selling his old one. That might tide you over for another few years. Or until the next format comes along that broadcasters insist in you having and no, sorry, your old, low-res 4k set will not be supported.
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Who would that be?
Religion can have a strong influence on the weak-minded.
What makes religions different?
Christianity and Islam are not really that different. Both claim to be the one true religion and both demand from their cool-aid drinkers to off everyone who doesn't follow the same delusion.
The main difference is that the group with the green flavor takes it more serious than the group drinking the red flavor.
Really? Which ones for example?
A few more like this and you have a standup routine.
Just like no true conservative would ever consider what a religious nut says a good idea.
Both sides of the political spectrum have their loonies. But being liberal doesn't require you to drink the feminism cool-aid, as much as being a conservative doesn't mean that you dedicate your life to the whims of an imaginary friend.
The sides of the political fence are more than their fringe extremist groups. There are moderates in both, and the sooner we accept that and learn that you can actually work with the moderates on the other side, the sooner we can ignore the fringe loonies and let them rant and rave while we work something out that at least the sane people can agree on.
Yes. You. You don't count in the calculation of a corporation.
People do.
Because one sale lost and a thousands made is a good deal.
That's why you usually distribute a C program as source for Linux and executable for Windows.
Congratulations, you found the one religiously run state that doesn't have any need for such laws. Well, maybe because that particular state is very special in a lot of aspects. One of them probably being that to get in, you first and foremost have to have drunk the cool-aid and totally love it, or you just would not be there. It's not like you can be born in the Holy See (yup. Only country in existence with 100% (former) foreigners making up the population). You pretty much HAVE TO be all-in on the whole religious spiel already to even have a chance to become a citizen.
I hope it's easy to see how you can get away with not having any laws like this and still have a 100% devotee population. You don't have to enforce anything there. People ARE already completely sold to the cult.
The people are real. What's imaginary is the friendship.
Jesus does exist, and just because he comes from Mexico and is only a gardener doesn't mean you shouldn't learn how to properly pronounce his name, damn racist!
Speak all you want, but be prepared for a rebuttal.
The first amendment does not shield you from someone else executing his first amendment right.
They're as much the "flagship left social sciences" as the religious nutjobs acting as if creationism had any scientific merit being the "flagship right" scientists. BOTH of them make the normal and sane people on either side of the political spectrum cringe and wish that those idiots wouldn't tarnish the name "conservative" and "liberal".
This has less to do with Facebook and more with what happens when you let imaginary friends rule your life.
You may rest assured that I know exactly how depression works.
Sure.
The key to enjoying a reality soap is to not be part of it.
He's making it really hard not to, ya know...
When someone is asking to be trolled, you can't blame anyone if they simply do it.
I love that sitcom about the aging wannabe-celebrity becoming US president. It's a bit unrealistic, I admit that, but it's a hoot and a half, every episode a new surprise and you never know what's gonna happen next.
Some say it's formulaic, but I can only say I'm entertained. And isn't that the most important aspect?
Like there is even a minimal chance that ANY of Trump's Tweets would ever get "lost". There's literally millions of eyeballs glued to that feed, and either his supporters or his enemies will immortalize any and all Tweets that could possibly be "worth it".
You think people would not accept that their TV is connected to the internet all the time? Why not, it's not like it's using a lot of bandwidth, and it's so convenient, all the current programs available. You can even program it to inform you about your favorite shows coming on, even if they weren't scheduled. You'd like to see Night Court reruns? Just program it to watch out of it, maybe some network will eventually run it again, and you will NOT miss it just because it was on some obscure channel you never watch.
You think people will forgo that amenity? People have given up more privacy for less.
Again, what if the firmware only lets you download the "real" firmware, fitting your country of origin (doesn't make sense? 3 letters: DRM. You don't think that you'll forever be allowed to use VPN to watch content on Netflix that isn't supposed to be available in your country?), and without internet connection, you have no way of installing what's necessary to make your TV "whole" enough to actually display anything meaningful.
If you have cable, you almost certainly have internet. Hell, the chances of you NOT having internet when you want a TV get smaller every day, it's actually more likely that you have internet than a coax cable feeding your tube.
Sooner or later the amount of people not having any kind of internet will simply be such a small demographic that TV makers won't give a shit about them anymore. You have no internet? Don't buy our TV. Simple as that.
You think that some manufacturers will pick up the slack? Look at the development of pretty much everything else that is a niche product and think again. Either it's barely supported, years behind in terms of technology or so expensive that you simply don't want to pay that much.
Believe me, if I want your TV with the WiFi that cannot be turned off to connect to my AP so I can hijack it, the AP will be unsecured...
Are you sure?
Are you going to be able to buy a "non-smart" TV in the near future? Or will all of them include some kind of networking? Worse, how long until TV manufacturers think it's a good idea to make you connect to their central server to "register" your TV. Of course so you can always get the latest and greatest updates. You don't want to? Sorry, no option, because your TV gets delivered with just the firmware to download the programming fitting your country. Of course, for your convenience.
Nobody is going to buy this? Think again. How many would fall for the lovely idea that there is no reason to do a channel search before you can watch your favorite shows? Just plug that TV into the internet socket and automagically all your favorite channels get sorted and tuned. You even get updates whenever new channels become available, all without you having to lift a finger!
You bet people will buy that crap? They sure will.
You want to buy a "dumb" TV? Try EBay. Maybe someone is selling his old one. That might tide you over for another few years. Or until the next format comes along that broadcasters insist in you having and no, sorry, your old, low-res 4k set will not be supported.
Some play to win, some play to have fun.