Just asking for a friend…

  • megane-kun@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    My argument has always rested on the question of why someone might buy an account. Whatever it is that we enjoy online, in places such as Lemmy, Reddit, or whatever, is besides the point.

    I get the appeal of trying to sweep them under the rug. It unquestionably makes things easier, like not needing to accommodate those in wheelchairs makes things easier. But must we take the easy road?

    I’d say it’s not even a problem of someone sweeping things under the rug, but an intruder throwing dust and trash all around.

    I think I’ve already said my piece here, and as you’ve said: “Truthfully, I have no care as to what kind of views you hold. There is no value proposition in trying to persuade you. That is not the value of discussion.”

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      1 year ago

      My argument has always rested on the question of why someone might buy an account.

      And that is because the good names are already taken. People are also paying stupid amounts of money to secure an already registered <desirable name>.com and it is clearly for reasons of vanity, not malicious activity.

      Technically speaking, jfkldajflkdnalkmfq3u409ijaeklfja0ui3qjaklfa.tires works just as well as any other domain name. Cheap bastards like me would unquestionably choose that over paying millions for something that looks nicer, but those with millions to burn clearly have other ideas.

      I’d say it’s not even a problem of someone sweeping things under the rug, but an intruder throwing dust and trash all around.

      The disabled and people with other life challenges will always exist. Call them swept under the rug or trash thrown around, but either way, why do you believe that is the right approach to dealing with them as opposed to accommodating them? Just because it is easier for you?