I think many people on here, me included, would rather be using Reddit simply because of all the content.

I think all drugs should be legal. I think using most of them is a bad idea.

I'm not gay and I think everyone should be able to be so gay that it is in your face just to root out what is wrong with the people that don't accept it

Right for "criminals" to vote. Laws are some kind of consensus, if you start removing people that can have an opinion on it, it slowly ends up stop being a consensus, and are more like the opinions of the ones that managed to stay afloat during the trip.

"If you have to ask if you're the asshole, imagine what the world would like be if everyone did it."

I firmly believe this in my core, and it applies to almost anything: standing in doorways, camping in a corner in online shooters, veering between lanes without signaling while driving, stealing, throwing trash on the ground, etc.

BUT I am far from perfect. I eat meat despite being an animal lover, I am somewhat wasteful, I can be quick to anger, I support unethical companies that I hate, and I don't keep in touch with old friends and family. Stuff like that...

I don't like abortion, I have grave qualms about it. I'm also vehemently pro-choice.

I truly believe in Scrum, as it can make a team's work very efficient when it's done right. Been there, done that.

Now the thing is, it forces people to actively collaborate, and I'm quite an introverted person. Also, a good Scrum workflow includes regular demo sessions (perhaps even with customers), and I absolutely hate that. But I accept it, it's part of the game and I think it did contribute to my own self improvement as well.

Jury Nullification

I think that my core stance of "as long as you're not harming anyone else doing it whatever someone does in their free time is fine with me. There's times when I do question why someone would want to do something, but as is my core principle, In fine with it.

I think honesty is the best policy even when it sucks for me, because that's the only way to actually grow and improve myself. The real world is infinite, but lies don't lead to anything.

The democrats are largely controlled by corporate shills but I think if they had like 12 years in office we could wrench the country back on a reasonable path.

I'm pro choice even though I'm philosophically and morally against abortion.

To clarify I believe the woman's right and ability to choose is more important than any opinion or argument I can muster against abortion.

As in it is far worse to have a governing body adjudicate or decide what an individual can do to their own body vs. the potential for life and or what the father might want for their unborn child.

Not sure if that's a popular opinion here. But I'd say eating animals, eggs, cheese and drinking milk is an obvious one. Especially considering how these animals are generally treated. That's not ethical in my eyes. Edit: But I read your question again and missed the last part, sorry. I still do it, but I don't think it's the right thing to do. So I might have missed the point.

Best to do what you think is right ... as for Democracy, it's a good idea, I hope we'll see it show up one of these days. 'All men are created equal' ... but then someone's gotta pick the crops.

I hate postmodern "art". Like shitting in a bowl and spend hours "explaining" that it's a symbolism of the societies inability to grasp the needs of its constituents. Or some other bullshit.

But if that's your thing, go ahead!

I too crave violence, yet consider it to be the worse choice at the same time. If peaceful reasoning cannot win against violence, then we've already lost as a civilization pursuing a higher state. Because in doing as such, no matter how far we travel, that higher state can only ultimately be violence.

Once is a hero, but serial is a super hero.

I have no problem with TikTok, their owners, or the company beyond my usual concerns with corporate platforms. They're as bad (maybe even a little less) as American corporate media.

I just stay away from it because I don't think short form doom scrolling videos would be good for my productivity or attention span

Helping humans. I genuinely think it's a terrible idea the long run and there are way way better versions of life on earth.
Do it anyway because of brainwashing.

That people should try things before they fully pass judgement. I'm not particularly pro TikTok but a lot of Lemmy's anti TilTok views are ones they've picked up from media parroting.

I eat meat. And I eat it without thinking too much about it. But I believe I should stop normalizing it and I should be more aware of the life behind the food. Sure, I can't avoid harming any lives, but I should be able to be aware of the harm I'm doing and to reduce unnecessary harm. I am afraid how worthless my empathy actually is in the battle against the customs.

I always had a moral rule about drinking and smoking weed. Fine, do whatever you like. Just don't fucking get me involved. I've only ever had 3 alcoholic beverages in my entire life and I've firmly decided that it's not for me. Smoking, never done that, I've been around smokers both weed and cigarette to say I want none of it.

I don't fly, I don't eat meat, I would love both if they could be done ethically but they can't. I don't frame that as preference versus ethics, because it is my preference to put my principles over ignorant pleasures. These are luxuries that I can do without (and so can anyone else).

I would prefer to spend holidays with family but I don’t because they prefer to eat flesh and I am against animal abuse. I think it’s the right thing to do to protest this by not going but it sucks.