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[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The only thing that accomplishes is you lowering yourself.

It would be like opposing gay marriage "for the lulz"

Either you have a legitimate moral stance on an issue, or you don't. Playing the troll on an issue simply because other people annoy you means you don't care about the issue.

[–] FiniteBanjo@feddit.online 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Why would I ever oppose gay marriage? That's just idiocy.

There are no objective legitimate moral stances, only better or worse.

[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Why would I ever oppose gay marriage? That’s just idiocy.

Yes, that's the point of the comparison.

Changing one's advocated views to irritate someone else is idiocy.

There are no objective legitimate moral stances, only better or worse.

So adopting the worse one out of annoyance says that you don't actually care about the moral issue.

[–] FiniteBanjo@feddit.online 0 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I feel like sharing recipes is not exactly comparable to opposing gay marriage. Maybe to a vegan, though.