Whoever wrote this Would have said slavery was fine in the 1850s.
A few hours ago I typed out a reply at Bluesky but I ended up deleting it. I realized in context it could be seen as a silly and sort of pathetic effort to grab likes and not as in-passing shitpost. Bluesky takes itself so very seriously and everybody is like-grabbing all the time.
I’ll share it here.
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If the New York Times Ethicist was born in 1754 and not 1954…
Me: “Is it okay for me to own slaves?”
Ethicist: “Yes, provided it’s legal in your area.”
A few hours ago I typed out a reply at Bluesky but I ended up deleting it. I realized in context it could be seen as a silly and sort of pathetic effort to grab likes and not as in-passing shitpost. Bluesky takes itself so very seriously and everybody is like-grabbing all the time.
I’ll share it here.
-–
If the New York Times Ethicist was born in 1754 and not 1954…
Me: “Is it okay for me to own slaves?”
Ethicist: “Yes, provided it’s legal in your area.”