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With an animated show there's a lot of work that the creator does to actually create the work in question, which creates a clear line between "content creation" and "content publication". With a subreddit, there isn't such a clear line given that the content creation is inherent to the platform.

Trying to independently monetize a subbreddit *is* one of the things Reddit does consistently enforce, so his claim on those grounds is shaky at best. The other issue of him attempting to trademark "WallStreetBets" is pretty mucch going to ride completely on whether he can make a viable argument...

Yes. "Caedite eos. Novit enim Dominus qui sunt eius." This phrase is commonly attributed to the infamously ruthless Cardinal Richelieu, but it actually comems from the massacre at Beziers during the Albigensian Crusade of 1209, and is attributed to the Papal legate in command of the Crusade...

That's why I specifically pointed this out as a shortcoming of absolutist systems of ethics, which specifically disallow the sort of fuzzy-logic exceptions that are provided in either virtue ethics or consequentialism. I would argue that in practice, traditional Christian morality tends to...

I would say a more accurate criticism is that this is the logical conclusion to moral systems which hold that ethical values are absolute and thus not subject to any change or exception based on circumstance. When morals are held to be absolute, the logical consequence is, "Even the most extreme...

I think this is an incredibly dangerous precedent to set, infringing dangerously on private property rights and setting the stage to bring back the horrible FCC "fairness doctrine” with an even broader scope than before.

His exact words, across two tweets, were: "No. Let me make something clear: James contacted me directly to be included in *early* beta, which is only ~1000 cars, mostly employees. Early beta explicitly has issues or it would be rolled out widely, so publicly criticizing something he had asked...

You have to be joking. All the guy said was that Tesla still has "much work to do" on refining FSD, which is not just mild but milquetoast as a criticism. There is absolutely no-fucking-way that could be remotely construed as libelous *or* tasteless, and Musk being so angry and offended over...

Elon Musk's declarations that he believes in absolute free speech contrast rather vividly with his thin skin over any criticism that directly targets himself or his pet projects. He recently posted on social media, doubling down on previous attacks on a Tesla FSD user for daring to (very mildly)...

The person most responsible for the L.A. riots was LAPD Police Chief Daryl Gates, who was a "tough on crime" conservative type who actively encouraged racism and abuse of power in his force. Gates strongly opposed the concept of "community policing", believing that the police should be aloof...

*rolls eyes* Unfortunately, the right wing is very good at burning that possibility with piles of racism. Hell, the main reason "Rooftop Koreans" was a thing in the first place was racist cops actively funneling the riots into Asian neighborhoods because they *only* wanted to protect white...

Even Parler's terms of service included as "we can ban any user at any time for any reason" provision, and in any case private businesses are *rightfully entitled to* do so.

Saddam already did use chemical weapons against foreign countries.

I would point out that this is something of a legitimate issue as the importance of social media platforms increases. On the one hand, they're private entities just like our own forum here, just on a larger scale. On the other hand, if they're being used in an official or semi-official capacity...

Twitter has admitted the Memphis ban was an error with their automated systems.

Curiously, no one seems to have argued this in the era of the Hays Code, or of obscenity laws throughout the history of the United States.