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Title: Compulsory clothing
Post by: Zhwazi on March 03, 2011, 02:23:58 AM
In situations where air temperature, precipitation, and lack of dangerous potentially airborne particles (sparks, shards, bullets, splashes of boiling hot liquids, etc) are permitting, I would prefer not to wear clothes. However, I find that society at large seems to prefer that I do and doesn't mind preventing me from doing so under penalty of force.

I'm trying to make this poll as uncharged as possible but I'm sure my bias probably shows through anyways. What do you think?
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: atomiccat on March 03, 2011, 03:41:46 AM
Under penalty of death everyone must wear transparent clothing and ugly people must wear clown costumes
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: Cognitive Dissident on March 03, 2011, 07:56:00 AM
On whose property?
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: Alex Libman on March 03, 2011, 09:52:51 AM
On whose property?

++

Although one should probably assume that modest clothing is a requirement until you explicitly learn otherwise.  Don't walk into a WalMart naked and then say, "hey, I didn't know"...  Some people can be seriously psychologically damaged by other people's nudity - that's not aggression on your part, but still bad feelings and bad karma all around.
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: Zhwazi on March 03, 2011, 12:21:05 PM
On whose property?
I reject ownership of land, but for your purposes let's say:

1. anyplace where the public normally has access to without passing by any signs saying "No tresspassing" or "Authorized Personnel Only" or unlocking locked doors in ways that don't use the key
2. On my front lawn, chilling in a lawn chair or mowing the grass
3. Lakes, beaches, and swimming-oriented locations that are generally publicly accessible

On whose property?

++

Although one should probably assume that modest clothing is a requirement until you explicitly learn otherwise.  Don't walk into a WalMart naked and then say, "hey, I didn't know"...  Some people can be seriously psychologically damaged by other people's nudity - that's not aggression on your part, but still bad feelings and bad karma all around.
That's a learned behavior though, and the better solution in the long run would be for this learned behavior to be unlearned than for people to be psychologically damaged and offended by seeing other people without clothes. No other animal has the same reaction to nudity of any species except humans, and not even all humans do, it appears to be a problem completely developed by humans.
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: Cognitive Dissident on March 03, 2011, 12:29:54 PM
On whose property?
I reject ownership of land, but for your purposes let's say:

1. anyplace where the public normally has access to without passing by any signs saying "No tresspassing" or "Authorized Personnel Only" or unlocking locked doors in ways that don't use the key
2. On my front lawn, chilling in a lawn chair or mowing the grass
3. Lakes, beaches, and swimming-oriented locations that are generally publicly accessible

1. Whoever's liable for the property gets to decide.
2. You get to decide.
3. Tragedy of the commons--if they don't want to see ugly, it's their problem, as with all "public" instances--unless "owned" or operated by a party, then they get to decide.

This is how property ownership settles problems.  Notice how the big political issues are about how "we" should use "our" "public" resources, such as the lawn in front of city hall, sidewalks, rooms in schools, etc.   People fight over who to exclude and how they should be forced to behave, because when everyone owns it, it's like no one does, and it gets trashed, and there is violence.  If someone owns it, they get to set the rules, and if someone doesn't like it, they can create a similar place to their liking.
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: dalebert on March 03, 2011, 01:04:41 PM
... it appears to be a problem completely developed by humans.

I believe this.
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: Pizzly on March 03, 2011, 03:13:26 PM
I always wondered, is "no shirt, no shoes, no service" legislated or a policy of small business owners? Seems like a simple solution to unwanted nudity on one's own property.
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: Cognitive Dissident on March 03, 2011, 03:31:26 PM
I always wondered, is "no shirt, no shoes, no service" legislated or a policy of small business owners? Seems like a simple solution to unwanted nudity on one's own property.

There's probably overlap between policy of business owners and "health codes," at least in the context of restaurants and grocery stores, and perhaps a few other types of establishments.
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: Alex Libman on March 03, 2011, 04:18:48 PM
I reject ownership of land  [...]

WTF?!  I like Zhwazi, but I gotta say...  FSP is being overrun by commies!  Statements like that are precisely what I'm trying to escape from!


That's a learned behavior though, and the better solution in the long run would be for this learned behavior to be unlearned than for people to be psychologically damaged and offended by seeing other people without clothes. No other animal has the same reaction to nudity of any species except humans, and not even all humans do, it appears to be a problem completely developed by humans.

I agree that people will eventually become desensitized to nudity, but clothing has many practical benefits.  And no, I don't mean pockets - pretty soon all things people typically carry in their pockets (currency, keys, ID's, cell phones, medicine, etc) will be done by tiny implantable electronic devices, including augmented reality (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augmented_reality) contact lenses, etc.

And yet, as civilization progresses, I see people wearing more clothing, not less - thin (possibly transparent) protective layers that cover their bodies entirely to protect from uncontrollable exposure to environmental hazards.  As people gradually become less religious and more rational, they will want to do everything they can to increase their odds of "living long enough to live forever (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indefinite_lifespan#Actuarial_escape_velocity)", which means getting less germs, free radicals, and other things that accelerate the aging process.

And then there's the issue of medical privacy - many diseases can be predicted by just looking closely at the person's skin or analyzing movement patterns, which computers can do very effectively.  And of course there's the risk of serious contagious diseases, bio-terrorism, etc.  There might even eventually be thought-reading technologies that people will want to protect themselves against, and we might need something a whole lot better than tin foil.  :roll:
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: Zhwazi on March 04, 2011, 12:13:33 AM
I reject ownership of land  [...]

WTF?!  I like Zhwazi, but I gotta say...  FSP is being overrun by commies!  Statements like that are precisely what I'm trying to escape from!
I can explain it in a different thread if you prefer.


1. Whoever's liable for the property gets to decide.
2. You get to decide.
3. Tragedy of the commons--if they don't want to see ugly, it's their problem, as with all "public" instances--unless "owned" or operated by a party, then they get to decide.

This is how property ownership settles problems.
This isn't a solution, this is a deferral of the question to people who in most cases have no business making the decision. This goes back to the land ownership issue again though.
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: Cognitive Dissident on March 04, 2011, 03:25:58 AM
I reject ownership of land  [...]

WTF?!  I like Zhwazi, but I gotta say...  FSP is being overrun by commies!  Statements like that are precisely what I'm trying to escape from!
I can explain it in a different thread if you prefer.


1. Whoever's liable for the property gets to decide.
2. You get to decide.
3. Tragedy of the commons--if they don't want to see ugly, it's their problem, as with all "public" instances--unless "owned" or operated by a party, then they get to decide.

This is how property ownership settles problems.
This isn't a solution, this is a deferral of the question to people who in most cases have no business making the decision. This goes back to the land ownership issue again though.

Excuse me, but it's not about a "solution." It's about the people who ABSOLUTELY have the business making the decision--the people who are responsible.  It DOES go back to property ownership; something you refuse to comprehend.
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: Zhwazi on March 05, 2011, 12:58:38 AM
Yes, it is about a solution. No, they don't have business making the decision. I don't refuse to comprehend land ownership, I just reject it as illegitimate. You should know as well as anyone here that 2 years ago I'd have argued the face off of anyone that said land ownership was illegitimate and in fact did when bentucker was the noisiest crank on the site. It's obviously not about refusal, it's about I understand what property is better now than I did back then and this enhanced understanding brings a rejection of ownership of space. So stop telling me things that you know are lies about what I believe or not and why.

You might as well have asked "In what country?" and cited the laws of each country I named.

The question was "Do you believe people should be required to wear clothes?". The question was not "How should we decide whether or not people should wear clothes?". You did not answer the first question, you replied to a question that was never asked. Even then you failed to answer what the second question would have been and swept the question under the rug for somebody else to answer. Would you like to answer the real question?
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: Sam Gunn (since nobody got Admiral Naismith) on March 05, 2011, 11:08:31 AM
I think we found Ben Tucker.
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: Cognitive Dissident on March 05, 2011, 06:47:55 PM
Yes, it is about a solution. No, they don't have business making the decision. I don't refuse to comprehend land ownership, I just reject it as illegitimate. You should know as well as anyone here that 2 years ago I'd have argued the face off of anyone that said land ownership was illegitimate and in fact did when bentucker was the noisiest crank on the site. It's obviously not about refusal, it's about I understand what property is better now than I did back then and this enhanced understanding brings a rejection of ownership of space. So stop telling me things that you know are lies about what I believe or not and why.

You might as well have asked "In what country?" and cited the laws of each country I named.

The question was "Do you believe people should be required to wear clothes?". The question was not "How should we decide whether or not people should wear clothes?". You did not answer the first question, you replied to a question that was never asked. Even then you failed to answer what the second question would have been and swept the question under the rug for somebody else to answer. Would you like to answer the real question?

No, I shouldn't know.  I don't keep track of the specifics of your insanity--I'm only well aware you are.  The only way things work rationally is with private ownership of property, and history demonstrates it over and over.  It doesn't have anything to do with nation states.  It has to do with common sense.  The question "Do you believe people should be required to wear clothes?" hinges on who is in control, and if you're in control of what happens on your property, then it has everything to do with it.  I completely answered the question for each situation, so stop pretending I didn't.  Why do you have to be such a disingenuous prick?
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: BonerJoe on March 05, 2011, 09:47:33 PM
I think we found Ben Tucker.
/me looks at the ban button.
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: Zhwazi on March 05, 2011, 10:37:43 PM
Since you seem incapable of understanding the subtle differences between an unveiled challenge to libertarian interpersonal relational and criminal philosophy and a simple question of personal beliefs and opinion, you can only give one of two answers, "yes", or "no". Please answer the question.
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: Bill Brasky on March 05, 2011, 11:10:30 PM
I think we found Ben Tucker.
/me looks at the ban button.

/me subtly nods approval
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: anarchir on March 05, 2011, 11:25:20 PM
I chose the last option.
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: Sam Gunn (since nobody got Admiral Naismith) on March 06, 2011, 11:01:59 AM
I think we found Ben Tucker.
/me looks at the ban button.

/me subtly nods approval
:(

Being annoying shouldn't be banworthy.
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: BonerJoe on March 06, 2011, 11:14:21 AM
I think we found Ben Tucker.
/me looks at the ban button.

/me subtly nods approval
:(

Being annoying shouldn't be banworthy.

No, but trolling is.
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: Alex Libman on March 06, 2011, 12:09:18 PM
Please don't ban yourself, BonerJoe, I would miss you.   :D
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: Zhwazi on March 06, 2011, 03:17:44 PM
If I'm trolling I'm a really bad troll, because I only seem to be able to irritate wtfk, who has a propensity to be difficult with people that he disagrees with and me in particular. Nobody else made a big deal about anything I said in this thread except him. Am I the troll or is he?
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: anarchir on March 06, 2011, 03:25:03 PM
I think we found Ben Tucker.
/me looks at the ban button.

/me subtly nods approval
:(

Being annoying shouldn't be banworthy.

No, but trolling is.

This forum has a history of being troll friendly.
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: Andy on March 06, 2011, 03:31:46 PM
If I'm trolling I'm a really bad troll, because I only seem to be able to irritate wtfk, who has a propensity to be difficult with people that he disagrees with and me in particular. Nobody else made a big deal about anything I said in this thread except him. Am I the troll or is he?

I assumed it was Sam Gunn, for saying you're this ben tucker guy after you said you spent a bunch of time arguing with him.
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: Zhwazi on March 06, 2011, 03:44:28 PM
If I'm trolling I'm a really bad troll, because I only seem to be able to irritate wtfk, who has a propensity to be difficult with people that he disagrees with and me in particular. Nobody else made a big deal about anything I said in this thread except him. Am I the troll or is he?

I assumed it was Sam Gunn, for saying you're this ben tucker guy after you said you spent a bunch of time arguing with him.
The ambiguity is killing me. XP
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: Sam Gunn (since nobody got Admiral Naismith) on March 06, 2011, 11:55:00 PM
If I'm trolling I'm a really bad troll, because I only seem to be able to irritate wtfk, who has a propensity to be difficult with people that he disagrees with and me in particular. Nobody else made a big deal about anything I said in this thread except him. Am I the troll or is he?

I assumed it was Sam Gunn, for saying you're this ben tucker guy after you said you spent a bunch of time arguing with him.
I didn't spend any time arguing with him.  And the truth is I thought Zhwazi was Keti
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: Zhwazi on March 06, 2011, 11:57:43 PM
I am.
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: BonerJoe on March 07, 2011, 12:15:16 AM
Fear. Uncertainty. Doubt.
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: Cognitive Dissident on March 07, 2011, 01:00:53 PM
If I'm trolling I'm a really bad troll, because I only seem to be able to irritate wtfk, who has a propensity to be difficult with people that he disagrees with and me in particular. Nobody else made a big deal about anything I said in this thread except him. Am I the troll or is he?

I have a propensity to be difficult with people who deliberately talk in circles and don't make sense.  In the big picture, that's mostly you.
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: Alex Libman on March 07, 2011, 05:24:18 PM
Libmand fears no mod,

For he carries a pitchfork!

(Which symbolizes the freedom to "fork (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fork_(software_development))" content and start a new project when the old one goes fascist.)

On the basis of that...

Can't we all just get along?



I reject ownership of land  [...]
WTF?!  [...]
I can explain it in a different thread if you prefer.

Yes please start / link to a thread (on another BBS perhaps).
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: Laetitia on March 07, 2011, 05:45:34 PM
I don't think clothing should be mandated by law, but I do think "the law" should protect the rights of business to have mandated dress codes for their employees and anyone who wishes to enter their property.
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: velojym on March 07, 2011, 06:12:29 PM
Just hit it with a stick, Ben!

No, not *that* stick!

 :lol:
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: Zhwazi on March 07, 2011, 06:24:06 PM
If I'm trolling I'm a really bad troll, because I only seem to be able to irritate wtfk, who has a propensity to be difficult with people that he disagrees with and me in particular. Nobody else made a big deal about anything I said in this thread except him. Am I the troll or is he?

I have a propensity to be difficult with people who deliberately talk in circles and don't make sense.  In the big picture, that's mostly you.
Why do you talk as if any disagreement between us is because I choose to make your life more difficult? Anytime you think I'm wrong you think I'm deliberately wrong, like I actually know what's right and choose to say something else anyways. Being immature and difficult doesn't advance either of our lives in any way.

Would you like to answer the actual question that I asked?


I reject ownership of land  [...]
WTF?!  [...]
I can explain it in a different thread if you prefer.
Yes please start / link to a thread (on another BBS perhaps).
I'll make one in the No-Hijack zone soon.
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: velojym on March 07, 2011, 08:24:12 PM
Get together with a bunch of like-minded folks, buy a vast tract, and declare it "in common".
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: anarchir on March 07, 2011, 09:27:30 PM
If I'm trolling I'm a really bad troll, because I only seem to be able to irritate wtfk, who has a propensity to be difficult with people that he disagrees with and me in particular. Nobody else made a big deal about anything I said in this thread except him. Am I the troll or is he?

I have a propensity to be difficult with people who deliberately talk in circles and don't make sense.  In the big picture, that's mostly you.
Why do you talk as if any disagreement between us is because I choose to make your life more difficult? Anytime you think I'm wrong you think I'm deliberately wrong, like I actually know what's right and choose to say something else anyways. Being immature and difficult doesn't advance either of our lives in any way.

Would you like to answer the actual question that I asked?


I reject ownership of land  [...]
WTF?!  [...]
I can explain it in a different thread if you prefer.
Yes please start / link to a thread (on another BBS perhaps).
I'll make one in the No-Hijack zone soon.

The owner of this thread can move it straight to the hi-jack free  zone. So basically, any thread can be in there at any time.
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: Cognitive Dissident on March 08, 2011, 05:01:43 PM
If I'm trolling I'm a really bad troll, because I only seem to be able to irritate wtfk, who has a propensity to be difficult with people that he disagrees with and me in particular. Nobody else made a big deal about anything I said in this thread except him. Am I the troll or is he?

I have a propensity to be difficult with people who deliberately talk in circles and don't make sense.  In the big picture, that's mostly you.
Why do you talk as if any disagreement between us is because I choose to make your life more difficult? Anytime you think I'm wrong you think I'm deliberately wrong, like I actually know what's right and choose to say something else anyways. Being immature and difficult doesn't advance either of our lives in any way.

Would you like to answer the actual question that I asked?

I answered it.  You pretended I didn't.
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: Zhwazi on March 08, 2011, 05:09:38 PM
You answered a question I did not ask. Please answer the one that I did.
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: Cognitive Dissident on March 08, 2011, 05:13:13 PM
http://bbs.freetalklive.com/the-polling-pit/compulsory-clothing/msg628147/#msg628147
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: Zhwazi on March 08, 2011, 10:52:20 PM
I read the link, and even after the umpteenth time I've read it I still can't find an answer to my actual question.
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: Cognitive Dissident on March 09, 2011, 12:24:05 PM
I read the link, and even after the umpteenth time I've read it I still can't find an answer to my actual question.

ur not tryin'
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: Zhwazi on March 09, 2011, 11:32:05 PM
Okay, so wtfk refuses to answer. Anybody else have any thoughts? :)
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: Cognitive Dissident on March 10, 2011, 12:12:37 PM
No, I answered it and you have no ground to stand on, so you've ignored it and claimed victory.

Similar question: Have you stopped murdering people yet?
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: Zhwazi on March 10, 2011, 05:01:56 PM
No, I answered it and you have no ground to stand on, so you've ignored it and claimed victory.

Similar question: Have you stopped murdering people yet?
No.
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: Cognitive Dissident on March 11, 2011, 03:27:37 AM
No, I answered it and you have no ground to stand on, so you've ignored it and claimed victory.

Similar question: Have you stopped murdering people yet?
No.

Most murderers aren't that honest.
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: Zhwazi on March 11, 2011, 11:50:31 AM
Are you going to be honest and answer the question I asked, or just keep referring me to the pre-packaged answer you had a question for?
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: Cognitive Dissident on March 11, 2011, 11:58:45 AM
I couldn't have been more clear and honest in my answer, and to prove my point, you've answered a yes/no question that makes you a murderer.  I think we're done here.
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: Zhwazi on March 11, 2011, 12:18:14 PM
No, you asked if I stopped murdering people. The answer "No" means that I didn't stop, but you never asked if I ever started killing people, which I did not, so I could not possibly have stopped.

You, however, saw an opportunity to use a pre-packaged answer to a question where it was not applicable and refuse to provide an answer to the actual question. Your answer says nothing about your own opinion on the matter.
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: Cognitive Dissident on March 11, 2011, 12:23:35 PM
No means no.  It's a loaded question like yours.  It's over.
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: The ghost of a ghost of a ghost on March 11, 2011, 03:10:02 PM
 :shock:
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: Zhwazi on March 11, 2011, 10:48:28 PM
I gave you a straight answer to your assumptive question by exploiting assumption.

If you could give a straight answer to my question, however loaded you believe it to be, I would at least feel like you're fair, even if you do hate me. Or, if you believe the question is loaded, offer a question that you believe is not loaded that might give me the information I want and I'll see if it will tell me what I am asking.
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: The ghost of a ghost of a ghost on March 11, 2011, 11:35:06 PM
Why don't you guys just fuck and get it over with.

 :lol:
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: dalebert on March 12, 2011, 09:07:08 AM
Why don't you guys just fuck and get it over with.

They would prolly argue over who's gonna bottom.
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: Cognitive Dissident on March 12, 2011, 12:42:16 PM
I gave you a straight answer to your assumptive question by exploiting assumption.

If you could give a straight answer to my question, however loaded you believe it to be, I would at least feel like you're fair, even if you do hate me. Or, if you believe the question is loaded, offer a question that you believe is not loaded that might give me the information I want and I'll see if it will tell me what I am asking.

I told you why it's not a yes/no answer.
I asked you for more information.
You provided more information.
I answered each of the resulting questions, clearly and respectfully.
You came back at me with your usual bullshit.

I'm done humoring you.
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: The ghost of a ghost of a ghost on March 12, 2011, 01:52:15 PM
Quote
I'm done humoring you.

Is that the present participle of hummer?

Or would that be "I'm done hummering you."


Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: Cognitive Dissident on March 12, 2011, 03:02:46 PM
Quote
I'm done humoring you.

Is that the present participle of hummer?

Or would that be "I'm done hummering you."


humor |ˈ(h)yoōmər| ( Brit. humour)
verb [ trans. ]
comply with the wishes of (someone) in order to keep them content, however unreasonable such wishes might be : she was always humoring him to prevent trouble.
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: The ghost of a ghost of a ghost on March 12, 2011, 03:06:57 PM
LoL, thanks for the clarification.

Sometimes I can be so dense.

I thought you were talking about sucking him off.

Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: Cognitive Dissident on March 12, 2011, 03:22:55 PM
LoL, thanks for the clarification.

Sometimes I can be so dense.

I thought you were talking about sucking him off.

Yeah, I get it.  You're obviously not trolling hard enough.
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: Zhwazi on March 13, 2011, 06:44:54 PM
I gave you a straight answer to your assumptive question by exploiting assumption.

If you could give a straight answer to my question, however loaded you believe it to be, I would at least feel like you're fair, even if you do hate me. Or, if you believe the question is loaded, offer a question that you believe is not loaded that might give me the information I want and I'll see if it will tell me what I am asking.

I told you why it's not a yes/no answer.
I asked you for more information.
You provided more information.
I answered each of the resulting questions, clearly and respectfully.
You came back at me with your usual bullshit.

I'm done humoring you.
Your initial answer that it is not a yes/no question masked the fact that you weren't understanding my question. To this moment you have still failed to understand my question. Thus, you haven't answered the question. I've made it clear what my question is and what my question is not, and you still refuse to answer it. Don't get all indignant unless you're willing to understand me. Clearly, you aren't.
Title: Re: Compulsory clothing
Post by: BonerJoe on March 13, 2011, 06:54:49 PM
Yep.