• iii@mander.xyz
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    If people want to look cool, why not let them enjoy life? Should we perhaps ban hairdressers, in favour of a mandatory buzz cut?

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        2 minutes ago

        I think you’re confused. It’s the driver that’s supposed to looks cool, no?

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      20 hours ago

      Because the rest of us have a right to life, too. Ever heard the saying, “Your right to swing your fist ends where my nose begins”? That’s colorful, but it’s not even true; people have an expectation of a certain reasonable amount of space around their bodies, and even entering it with your fist might be considered assault. The concept that one’s actions and choices affect other people is what’s important here.

      That’s the problem with giant pickup trucks: They affect other people on the road, and the problem with giant pickup truck drivers is that they either refuse to recognize this fact, or they enjoy infringing on the rights of other people to enjoy life. Either way, it’s bad for society, where we all have to live together somehow. Mullets and man-buns, by contrast, don’t materially affect anybody else in the slightest.

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      Because trucks have been proven to be more dangerous and make any accident more likely to be fatal? They also present unique safety challenges not present in smaller cars, namely they have a huge blind spot in front of them like any other tall commercial vehicle. If you’re going to drive a more dangerous vehicle, you’d better actually know how to drive it safely.

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        There’s indeed many people that claim it’s very dangerous, and women should cover their hair in public!

        In both cases I’d rather see people happy and just enjoy their lives

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          Hard to enjoy life spread across the pavement like a crayon by a truck.

          Believe it or not, some lifestyle choices have consequences external to the person making the decision

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            18 hours ago

            I won’t be enjoying life when my daughter gets raped neither! Better cover her up!

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              18 hours ago

              Great comparison. Just as asking the woman to cover up is ineffective, so is trying to enforce pedestrian safety on the pedestrian side. Much more effective is to prevent the suspect/driver! Glad we came to an agreement.

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                17 hours ago

                You have to pretend to have placed thoughts in someone else’s mind in order to feel better?

                Quite weird

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          There’s indeed many people that claim it’s very dangerous, and women should cover their hair in public!

          that is barely even tangentially related to the question

          2/10, must try harder