Like drug dealers or people who sell cigarettes or even people who do onlyfans or even legit doctors. You profit from people's addictions or loneliness or other illnesses. Is that ethical? In the cases of drug dealers, is it fine because you're giving people their fix? Or doctors, is it fine to charge people absurd amounts of money for something as basic as healthcare? What do you think about profiting from people's suffering?
Best posts made by Merlin James
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Is it ethical to profit from people's misfortune?
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RE: Horror movie suggestions,can someone suggest a good horror movie any language will do if it has eng sub & is available to watch [ my tolerance to horror is high 😅]
Or something like Nosferatu, Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
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What makes bad words bad?
Words, man. Words. What gives them power? DO THEY HAVE POWER AT ALL? What do you think?
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RE: What is it that you truly desire ?
This might be a cliche world peace type answer but I truly wish we lived in a world where people could be more understanding of each other rather than attacking everything that deviates from their narrow perception of 'normal'. It's cliche but that would be it. That and money.
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Can questions be offensive?
I posed a question here yesterday as I tend to do because I have all these thoughts about all these things and my friends are no help at all when I try to explore ideas with them. The responses I've gotten on this site tend to be interesting in better informing my own opinions and introducing me to new perspectives. What happened this time, though is that I got a bit of backlash for my question. I have never in my life been attacked for asking for people's thoughts about a topic. I didn't get so much of opinions or criticisms as much as just rebuke for asking the question in the first place. I got pretty shook up, ngl.
Now I'm asking another question. Can questions, themselves, be offensive/ how so? Is it in structure? Is it in what is being implied? Can invitation of outside opinion be, itself, attacking outside opinion?
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RE: What makes a person beautiful?
I don't think there really is anything that can make a person beautiful or not beautiful. Cliche as it sounds, it really is in the eyes of the beholder. That's what I think at least.
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What do you think about feelings?
Do we need them? Do they hold us back? Do they make us do stupid things? Are they the only thing that keeps us going as a society? What do you think?
Latest posts made by Merlin James
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RE: What's Your Favorite Movie That Most People Haven't Heard About?
Aoi Haru (2001)
Synecdoche, New York (2008)
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RE: What. What is your favourite thing to throw in the ocean?
Nothing. Earth's screwed enough as it is.
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RE: Is anyone else super pissed at the ending of Spider-Man if uv seen it? 😑😑
I thought the ending was great. I mean, it was sad ofc, but Peter showed growth. I like that.
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RE: What is it that you truly desire ?
This might be a cliche world peace type answer but I truly wish we lived in a world where people could be more understanding of each other rather than attacking everything that deviates from their narrow perception of 'normal'. It's cliche but that would be it. That and money.
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RE: How many times have you cried in your teen life ?
I left my teen age not too long ago.
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RE: Have You seen the Spider Man movie yet?
Saw it in theaters. Went alone. Best to know as little about it as possible going in.
It was pretty good (and I don't generally watch superhero movies). I just suggest you watch the Sam Raimi trilogy and Marc Webb movies before watching (if you haven't already).
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RE: Is it ethical to profit from people's misfortune?
Yeah. That's a fair criticism. I was reaching a bit.