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Originally Posted by valo403
Well if it's personal then you need to accept a bit of an evolving standard on morality. For some people the mere hint of a connection to something deplorable is way outside of their moral range, but for most of us (at least in this thread) it's going to take a lot more as we've come to realize that there are a lot of things that can be connected back to something we disagree with if you follow the trail long enough. To tie use of the reddit front page to aiding and abetting CP is a pretty massive leap.
So yeah, I guess based on your standard we're all morally bankrupt, but the point I tried to make is that your standard is arbitrary, and I'd be willing to bet incredibly inconsistent, which is why I asked you about products made in China as an example. Are you as quick to make the jump to tying other things back to potential distant harms as you are with clicking onto reddit?
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If I'm aware of distant harms I cut ties with the product/service/etc. as quickly as is feasible. It's nothing new for me, just makes certain things less convenient (ie, not purchasing Hershey chocolate or Chaquita bananas). So yes, knowledge is powerful, and it's difficult to come to terms with some issues, but in the end if we're not trying to be better people, then what's the point?
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Originally Posted by valo403
Has anyone even insinuated that they are anything but? The argument isn't whether those are horrible things, but whether the fact that you go to other parts of reddit makes you guilty by association.
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The poster I quoted insinuated that my position was by default of being a mindless goon, rather than having a working brain, or a functioning empathy center.