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1. Thorwegian ❄️ (thor@berserker.town)'s status on Sunday, 18-Jun-2023 00:28:23 JST Thorwegian ❄️

   the amount of choice you're offered as an adult is too much

   i can do any crazy thing tomorrow and it's unlikely that anybody will stop me.

   if it breaks the law, the police will arrive too late, and they'll resort to investigation.

   i thought this place had rules but no. it's just people pretending that it has that.

   • Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think: (thatguyoverthere@shitposter.club)'s status on Sunday, 18-Jun-2023 00:28:20 JST Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think:

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     @thor > legal firepower
     
     Have you considered violence? :blobcat_popsicleoffer:
   • Thorwegian ❄️ (thor@berserker.town)'s status on Sunday, 18-Jun-2023 00:28:21 JST Thorwegian ❄️

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     another unpleasant truth: most people assume contracts count for something.

     the reality is that contracts are completely worthless pinkie promises unless you can afford a lawyer to bring it to court, or otherwise force them to comply.

     i'm not saying a promise is worthless. but a contract will not help to keep it true, unless the parties involved can use legal firepower to enforce it.

   • Thorwegian ❄️ (thor@berserker.town)'s status on Sunday, 18-Jun-2023 00:28:22 JST Thorwegian ❄️

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     when i say "we're only pretending to have rules"

     well, here's an example

     if i punch someone in the face and then leave quickly

     how is that rule gonna be enforced? they don't know me. how will they find me? or who i was? the police wasn't there to see it. without enforcement, a rule is largely worthless. and the police rarely has time to enforce all the rules.

     i was punched in the face once. i punched back. no police was around. to this day, the police doesn't know this happened. it was person vs person.

     life is usually like that. mom or dad isn't coming to save you or offer advice. authority is a thin veneer over the realities of life.

   • Thorwegian ❄️ (thor@berserker.town)'s status on Sunday, 18-Jun-2023 02:24:03 JST Thorwegian ❄️

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     • Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think:

     @thatguyoverthere this is called sovereignty and the tool is war.

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   • Thorwegian ❄️ (thor@berserker.town)'s status on Sunday, 18-Jun-2023 02:24:13 JST Thorwegian ❄️

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     • Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think:

     @thatguyoverthere it is an extremely primitive and harsh method of conflict resolution, but as of 2023, it's still what we use (see Ukraine vs Russia)

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   • Thorwegian ❄️ (thor@berserker.town)'s status on Sunday, 18-Jun-2023 02:24:14 JST Thorwegian ❄️

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     • Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think:

     @thatguyoverthere no declaration of independence is worth the paper its written on unless the cannons come out

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   • Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think: (thatguyoverthere@shitposter.club)'s status on Sunday, 18-Jun-2023 02:24:42 JST Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think:

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     @thor we are still a primitive species, we just have lots of shiny things to help us forget