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Comment Re:Why is there so much child porn? (Score 1) 100

Paedophilia, an attraction to pre-pubescent children, is fairly rare. But once they are pubescent and capable of reproduction, humans are wired to desire them. Before modern medicine, it increased the chances of genes surviving by passing them on as early as possible.

Now we are civilized, we recognize that children engaging in the somewhat risky business of sex is not a good idea. Most countries require them to be in their mid teens at least before engaging in sex, and 18 before engaging in sex work like taking suggestive photos or having sex on camera.

So yes, it's completely normal to find humans under the age of 18 sexually attractive. It's just that we expect people to abide by the laws protecting them anyway, like we expect people to control all sorts of other urges they may have.

i thought intelligent posts have long since been banned on slashdot...

Comment Re:So I want to say something (Score 1) 205

> And you know what? I don't think you got it in you. I think we're about to let our civilization collapse. Not out of laziness or lack of manly men or anything of the sort but just out of a general mean-spirited greediness.

cry some more. i straddle the line between genx and millennial and guess what, life has always been like this. You're suffering from like a warped nostalgia bias because you weren't even alive when what you thought were the "good ol'days" played out. Everyone has always had to fight and scrounge for every penny unless you were born rich, it's always been that way for 99% of people. It's fitting you put fark.com/politics in your sig because that's exactly where your whining dumbass belongs.

Comment Re:So how long do I have to work in the warehouse (Score 1) 60

Ten years, give or take

but not 10 years of only moving boxes. It's 10 years of moving boxes and learning new skills, competing for promotion, and building networks of relationships. Believe it or not, it still works. However, 10 years of just turning a crank and going home has never worked and never will work.

Comment Re:I guess this is the result... (Score 3, Insightful) 305

Wait until you see their earnings per share. This is nothing more than profiteering.

what do you expect? An artificially low price? That doesn't make any sense at all, the price will be what the market will bear. Amazon has come to the conclusion the market will bear a price of $139 and so they're adjusting accordingly.

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