If so, it’s not my humor I guess.

Uh, that’s nice for you but I personally have 0 interest in cuddling or kissing buddies and never have. Hanging out is just fine. I wouldn’t be surprised if you’re rather in the minority here.

Whichever you want?

I’m not saying all hypotheticals are useless. This one of whether a ship is still the same in particular is, though (other than for fun). Imaginary numbers were discovered as a tool while solving mathematical problems, so I would not say they are the same.

Cloning is a special case because answering the question is actually necessary for practical purposes in the real world. Debating whether a child who grew up is a different person because all the cells in the body were replaced, or whether your contract on a dock is voided because you replaced all the boards on a ship one after the other, doesn’t really have any effect on practical life.

I’m not saying anybody having fun theorizing these things is insane, because I agree it can be fun - I’m saying anybody doing it “seriously” would be, in my eyes.

Same when a child grows up. Is it the same person? Any sane person would say yes. Anybody who just enjoys debating pointless things would open a Pandora’s box.

Can’t risk being captured and having my water extracted.

I’m 32 and having a kid soon, so not sure where you see the problem? Sure some of them had kids very early, but that doesn’t change the fact many didn’t.

Coff

Something about this seems odd. There’s no way they could know what her last thought was!

White people’s ancestors had to survive brutal winters. It’s the reason they’re white.

Are people actually hurt by its usage or is it another case of “protecting” people who don’t really mind?

I’m not going to lie and pretend that I don’t enjoy seeing boobies

If you create a table and number the first row with “0”, you’ll need 256 rows to reach row index “255”

Well, you just replied to the question “why are they popular?” with “because they became popular”. Okay, so why did they become popular? Because despite the flaws they definitely have, they’re simply good stories with good world building that suck people in (not just kids btw, plenty of people got into them as adults).

Looks like that 🤷

Okay, so why specifically that series among the many other wizards and magic series? I think Rowling is a piece of shit as any sane person should, but let’s not warp reality. The books may not be your cup of tea and of course they’re not perfect, but they’re definitely good books, otherwise they wouldn’t have gained the popularity they did.

Why do you think they’re so popular then?

Lmao we already see people are being influenced by social media and targeted marketing, where do you think the source of that is? Do you think you’re immune? Think again. And it’s not just about selling you things, it’s about shaping how and what you think. And what’s the agenda I’m trying to drive in your eyes?

You’re right that they for now don’t sell personal library streaming information, let’s see how long it stays that way.

Companies want your money. The more they know about you, the more possibilities they have to get it. You don’t know what the political landscape may look like down the road. You may feel safe now, but that can change quickly. Imagine you suddenly need to pay back money to the copyright owners unless you can prove you already did?