samoa42

hardware manufactureres might even be found to owe compensation for the unreasonable externalities (cracking) forced upon the customers.

virgins do still have their virginity to loose, don't they?

from another perspective; you get paid to not pollute the planet and do nothing instead.

first world problems ...

as i tried to explain: it does not

wouldn't call it genocide because it is not a selective measure. but yea, "preventing births" does qualify

glory hole et.al.

> societal downsides become more and more apparent

not sure, but in the greater picture of overpopulation, porn seems to be a cheap and effective measure compared to medical/physical alternatives.

i mean yes, it's suboptimal. but hardly news that for the real deal, you gotta leave the main road.

right, russians went from cyber-shady to cyber-pure-evil and now everyone has to cut ties...

also safe to say that a vast majority of ppl on the planet can't afford for-profit cancer treatment

i mean, why waste effort on curing ppl that contribute to global overpopulation.

> Contrast that to Facebook or Twitter, where only positive signals exist

i've never seen a downvote button on HN. Is my browser to old or not supported?

that sounds a bit like you'd prefer a certificate guaranteing that you will never die over one that pays when you do.

> It's been two and a half decades since people started using the web as more than just a delivery mechanism for text and images.

I still do (mostly)

i just seem to miss why its favorable to curtail millions (incl. children) of their lives and stomp the economy for the benefit of thousands. shouldn't we have banned alcohol, tabacco, ice-cars, firearms, gambling ... first if this was so important?