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on Wednesday October 18 2017, @07:37AM
from the stick-your-purchases-in-your-boot-for-you? dept.
from the stick-your-purchases-in-your-boot-for-you? dept.
In the minds of mobile shoppers, where is the line between convenience and personal space/privacy? We now have two retailers — Walmart and Amazon, the giants of in-store and online shopping, respectively — separately testing programs to deliver purchases directly into your home or your car trunk when the shopper is nowhere near.
Both efforts rely on mobile devices connecting shoppers to the scene of the delivery, where customers can theoretically watch the delivery in real time. It isn't practical or likely, but that's the idea. Mobile is what justifies these attempts.
Does the trunk of your car really make for a more secure delivery, or is it multiplying insecurities?
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 18 2017, @06:12PM (6 children)
Eh, not so much. Again you're applying absolutism. If someone has been tortured they probably won't find torture jokes very funny, the same for every fucked up joke ever. There are quite a few topics that most people will find distasteful, and honestly I am more concerned about people who can not draw a line. Those are usually the types that take the jokes overboard to the point where even some die hard shockers are saying "woah man, take it easy." Racist jokes are one good example, as a culture we've decided those are not OK and using racist jokes will not go well for anyone outside a klan meeting.
Yes it is important to be able to laugh at most everything, but it is equally important to know the societal boundaries and when you should respect them. Again, this instance does not seem like a big deal, but it becomes easy to let shock culture take over and become "normal". It is not normal and such jokes should be carefully timed for a crowd that is likely to enjoy them. They should also have a good lead such as this story provided, but often I hear the worst shit spewed as some sort of one upmanship or for the pure shock value. Those are lame and offensive, and internet culture could do with a lot less of it.
Personally I have found out that major events in one's life can drastically shift a personal perspective, and "it's just a joke brah" is not a good excuse for doing/saying fucked up shit. You need to learn more about compromise, currently you are almost always 100% certain of your own beliefs and unwilling to entertain even slight variations. Terry shared a viewpoint he/she knew was going to get flak and you absolutely shut it down. No discussion, just "you're wrong get a sense of humor".
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Wednesday October 18 2017, @07:23PM (5 children)
You should get out of Berkeley. As long as there's no malice behind the joke, there are absolutely zero taboo topics for humor to a healthy mind.
Yes, it absolutely is. Intent is what matters. Only intent.
I didn't give him grief, just corrected him. That often happens when you're unquestionably wrong about something. As it absolutely should.
tl;dr You're wrong, get a sense of humor.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 18 2017, @10:00PM (4 children)
You lack some basic things in your brain. Probably a prefrontal cortex problem.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Wednesday October 18 2017, @10:32PM (3 children)
Yeah, it totally lacks is the inability to place emotion ahead of reason. I must be a Nazi. Back to your safe space now, grown-ups are talking.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 18 2017, @11:58PM (2 children)
Now you know! [youtube.com]
It puts the omega-3s in its stomach or else it gets the hose again! I'm not sure what region of the brain is tied to delusion, they probably haven't worked that out just yet. If you're so concerned about people calling you a Nazi that you'll say to about yourself then maybe it is time for some introspection. Sorry to trigger you, it was nice to have a reasonable discussion for at least a little bit.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday October 19 2017, @12:34AM (1 child)
Don't kid yourself. You were never reasonable. Only what passes for it from the regressive left.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 19 2017, @03:31AM
Heh, if I'm not reasonable you're a downright nazi :P since we're going down the ad-hominem path.