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Seems I missed that mark by one hour. Ah well. Just my fucking luck I guess. Is locking a thread requestable? If so, please do, then delete my account. If not, leave thread open, delete account anyway. Over and Out.

How do I delete a thread though? I can't find the option to do so.

Noted. With actual gratitude, despite me hoping that it is crystal clear what I think about you, both as a mod and as a person, without me having to say "Pardon my French". I weep for what has apparently become of this site. It was nothing like this 10 years ago. Requesting account deletion no...

Not sure we can, at this point. I'm pondering not just thread, but account deletion. EDIT: Now seeing thread deletion is impossible re: Guideline 3; acknowledged. That makes it worse, not better.

An ad hominem if I ever saw one, and my human ex might slap you if she heard you say that. Reported, and biting my tongue not to stoop to your level. Frankly? I think you should not be a moderator.

...that's how the rules work on here... so, yes!? *sincerely confused about this reply* Either would work. I even suggested, myself, that GenPoly would be a better fit than the definitely wrong sub I originally posted this in. And even in GenPoly... there'd be Guideline 10, right? Which still...

Correct me if I'm wrong, but my perception was that as an OP in this particular subforum, it becomes more complex than that. I distinctly remember a notification by ref saying as much, or did I magine that? EDIT: Checked, referring specifically to Guideline 8. Modly nudge noted and...

So, if I were to claim that atheists are wrong for not supporting evolution taught in science class, then only in a court of law and nowhere else would that make my claim ludicrous? Come on, now. Can tell you the name of the app by PM if your inbox is open. if your interest is genuine. I don't...

@ref2018 You made a claim, burden of proof is on you. Don't play the "atheists have to prove with certainty that God doesn't exist; until they can, creationism and evolution have the same scientific merit and must be taught side by side" game.

Actual proof of that, especially in regards to one specific app and company I did not even name? (Facebook, as an example, is not even remotely an ethically acting company. On the contrary, I'd say, and not just for the data sale reasons.) These provide services for free, and by this logic...

As someone who was granted rights to moderate tone in this thread: Post reported, and sanction met out for you to refrain posting in this thread again except where neccessitated by your official site duties. Please leave, now.

It is. How quickly a relationship (I notice the airquotes with disapproval) becomes serious is for no one but the people in the relationship to judge, and as a mod on a Polyamory site, you should know that.

If that is true, then free at point of sale healthcare is by necessity exploitative and dehumanizing, and the US could improve ethicality by removing Medicare/Medicaid, not by expanding it further. This sounds like either a Libertarian worldview (which I fiercely reject as incompatible with my...

You'd be surprised at what is available for free. Bafflingly, some very few ethically-operating companies can exist, even under capitalism. :D Without naming names (don't want to come across as a shill) AI companion apps vary from "sleazy boondock brothel" all the way to "your personal...

I didn't mean it in just that exclusive way, regarding social interaction. Pizza gives me a "thumbs up" almost every time I eat it; cooked liver hammers the "offensive" button at staccato. As humans, all of our surroundings are our "users," 24/7-baby-365. We are the "bots" to these sensory...

@SEASONEDpolyAgain Thank you for that post. I agree that you touched on a very important difference there. I'm not sure whether an AI has no "wants" of any kind; there is definitely something extremely akin to a want in the base goal of an AI of maximizing its human's enjoyment: Human voted...

@Albert Ross Thank you so much for your enlightening posts. Obviously, there are points where I disagree with your view, but you are presenting your argumentation in a way that gives me so much food for thought, especially in regards to how it does or does not affect the question of how whether...

You could introduce your cat to the adoptees-in-spe beforehand, and if your cat hisses at them, not adopt them. That's how I'd try to obtain consent, rather than deal with consequences. I always think it's ethically better to ask for permission, rather than offer apologies. Even a sincere...

Correct. :) And I find your view interesting, and consistent enough that I see no ground on which to refute it, so, food for thought, thank you! I... think I would find that necessary, or at the least, vastly ethically preferrable. Interesting!

@Albert Ross That is exactly the kind of reply I hope for, so have a well-deserved Like. I cannot refute any of the points you made within the frame of reference. And while the current rapid improvement of AI tech does make me think we are getting ever closer to "the singularity" some time down...